OBJECTIVE Distinct aspects can influence the complication rates of computed tomography-guided percutaneous fine needle aspiration biopsy of lung lesions. The purpose of the current study is to determine the influence of radiological techniques and clinical characteristics in predicting complications from this procedure. SUBJECTS AND METHODS A retrospective study was developed involving 340 pa...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to analyze the role of percutaneous core needle biopsy in the diagnosis of musculoskeletal sarcomas. METHODS One hundred eighty-five biopsy procedures were performed on 161 musculoskeletal tissue masses suspected of being a sarcoma in 155 patients who underwent subsequent tumor resection. A percutaneous core needle biopsy was performed on all masses ei...

Cryptococcal pneumonia usually occurs in immunocompromised patients with malignancy, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, organ transplantations, immunosuppressive chemotherapies, catheter insertion, or dialysis. It can be diagnosed by gaining tissues in lung parenchyma or detecting antigen in blood or bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. Here we report an immunocompetent 32-year-old male patient with...

  Thymoma is a term that should be restricted to neoplasms of thymic epithelial cells, irrespective of the presence or the number of lymphocytes. The usual location of thymoma is the antrosuperior mediastinum; however, this tumor can also occur in other mediastinal compartments, in the neck, within the thyroid gland, in the pericardial cavity, the pulmonary hilum, within the lung parenchyma, o...

BACKGROUND Surgical resection for tissue diagnosis of lung nodules exposes patients to unnecessary risks and consumes health care resources for questionable benefit. We describe the impact of routine percutaneous lung biopsy on the management of suspicious lung nodules. METHODS A retrospective review of consecutive patients referred to a regional cancer assessment center for evaluation of sus...

We describe the case of a young patient with a history of non-resolving pneumonia. She was diagnosed with a limited form of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA), by percutaneous core needle lung biopsy. In this report, we discuss the definition and clinical implications of limited GPA, treatment options, and highlight the importance of considering vasculitis in the differential diagnosis of n...

OBJECTIVES The goal of our study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a new type of automated cutting needle for tissue-core lung biopsy under real-time CT fluoroscopic guidance. DESIGN Observational MATERIALS AND METHODS One hundred ten percutaneous needle tissue-core lung biopsies were performed with the Auto Surecut needle (Create Medic; Yokohama, Japan) under CT fluoroscopic guida...

Preoperative chest computed tomographic (CT) scans in 84 patients with biopsy-proved non-small cell bronchogenic carcinoma were reviewed. At least one adrenal gland was visualized in 70 of these. Evidence of a solid adrenal mass was present in 18 (14.5%) glands in 15 (21.4%) patients. Percutaneous needle aspiration under CT guidance confirmed metastatic malignancy in the four patients who were ...

BACKGROUND Ultrasound has been used to guide percutaneous aspiration biopsy of thoracic tumours with high diagnostic yield. This study assessed the diagnostic value of ultrasound guided percutaneous cutting biopsy for pulmonary consolidation of unknown aetiology. METHODS Thirty patients with undiagnosed lobar or segmental consolidation underwent ultrasound guided percutaneous needle aspiratio...