biopsies of thoracic lesions guidance. 22 of the 1 12 lesions were mediastinal and 83 were pleuroparenchymal. a large-bore 14-gauge tru-cut needle was used in all patients. adequate specimens for histologic examination were obtained in 98%. the overall accuracy was 91 % with 9% false negative and no false positive diagnoses. despite the large size of the needle, the total number of complication...

Thyroid core needle biopsy (CNB) is commonly used in diagnosis of thyroid neoplasia, and despite its low complication rate, the complications can be fatal. Here, we report on the surgical management of thyroid artery bleeding after core needle biopsy of a thyroid nodule. A 58-year-old woman who underwent core needle biopsy presented with neck bulging and pain that developed two hours after biop...

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...

Core needle biopsy is a safe procedure, with very few severe complications. The doctor administering the biopsy has to balance sample adequacy versus the complication rate when choosing which needle size to use. Larger needles produce better samples with fewer passes. However, larger needles also produce more bleeding in blood rich organs such as kidney or liver. We undertook this study because...

Implantation of cancer cells from needle biopsy has been reported in a wide range of malignancies. Fine needle aspiration biopsy has become an accepted method for assessment of thyroid nodules. Local reappearance of thyroid cancer from needle track dissemination is a rare complication of thyroid aspiration. A 45-year-old female developed local recurrence of papillary thyroid carcinoma four year...

BACKGROUND Biopsy Gleason score (GS), in combination with other clinical parameters, is important to take a therapeutic decision for patients with diagnosis of localized prostate cancer. However, preoperative GS is often upgraded after a radical prostatectomy. Increasing the amount of tissue in prostate biopsy may be a way to avoid this issue. We evaluate the influence of a larger biopsy needle...

PURPOSE To evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of core needle biopsy in determining musculoskeletal tumours in our hospital. METHODS Records of 134 patients who underwent core needle biopsy followed by definitive surgery were retrospectively reviewed. Results of the core needle biopsy were compared with those of the final histology. Histology was classified into benign versus malignant, ...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study to present the results of Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) guided cutting needle biopsy procedures of suspicious breast lesions that can be solely detected on Magnetic resonance (MR) examination. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study included 48 patients with 48 lesions which were solely be observed in breast MRI, indistinguishable in ultrasonography and mammogra...

conclusions there was a statistically significance correlation between thyrads score and pathologic bethesda scoring system. decision making basis on the radiologic thyrads score can improve the radiological diagnosis precision in nodular goiter patients. results the mean age (± standard deviation) of patients was 44.5 (± 12.8 years). most of them were female 138 (83.6%). the frequency of final...