Imaging-guided percutaneous splenic biopsy using a 20- or 22-gauge cutting-edge core biopsy needle for the diagnosis of malignant lymphoma.

Lieberman, Sivan; Libson, Eugene; Maly, Bella; Lebensart, Pinchas; Ben-Yehuda, Dina; Bloom, Allan I · AJR Am J Roentgenol · 2003

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Abstract

We estimated the accuracy and safety of imaging-guided needle biopsy for the diagnosis of suspected malignant lymphoma in patients with a splenic lesion. Imaging-guided small-bore cutting-edge needle biopsy of splenic lesions is a safe procedure. In most patients with primary or recurrent lymphoma, the disease subtype can be diagnosed reliably.

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