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- Title
Histologic differential diagnosis of focal liver lesions by ultrasonically guided fine needle biopsy.
- Authors
Limberg, B; Höpker, W W; Kommerell, B
- Abstract
Ultrasonically guided fine needle biopsies were carried out in 84 patients with focal liver lesions and were subsequently evaluated histologically. A correct diagnosis of malignancy was made in 46 of 52 patients with proven hepatic malignancy, showing an overall accuracy of 93%. The specificity of the procedure was 100%. Such histological examination not only enables the differentiation between primary and secondary hepatic malignancy; it has the additional advantage of making a more precise tumour description and at the same time it pinpoints the primary site of the tumour.
- Publication
Gut, 1987, Vol 28, Issue 3, p237
- ISSN
0017-5749
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1136/gut.28.3.237