ArticleThe British journal of radiology2011
Ultrasound-guided core biopsy in the diagnosis of lymphoma of the head and neck. A 9 year experience.
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- Investigation of the value of ultrasound-guided core needle biopsy from pathologic lymph nodes to the diagnosis of lymphoma.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2020Article
- Clinical value of contrast-enhanced ultrasound in transthoracic biopsy of malignant anterior mediastinal masses.Journal of thoracic disease · 2019Article
- A Nomogram to Predict the Outcome of Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology in Head and Neck Masses.Journal of clinical medicine · 2019Article
- A clinical compilation of lymph node pathologies comparing the diagnostic performance of biopsy methods.Journal of ultrasound · 2019Article
- Efficacy of ultrasound-guided core needle biopsy in cervical lymphadenopathy: A retrospective study of 6,695 cases.European radiology · 2018Article
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- Cervical lymph node metastases from remote primary tumor sites.Head & neck · 2016Review
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- Comparison of fine-needle aspiration and core needle biopsy under ultrasonographic guidance for detecting malignancy and for the tissue-specific diagnosis of salivary gland tumors.AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology · 2015Article
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Abstract
objectivesThis retrospective study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic utility of ultrasound-guided core biopsy (USCB) in lymphoma of the head and neck, in particular whether core biopsy can provide sufficient diagnostic information for definitive treatment.
methodsAll lymphomas diagnosed in the head and neck at Eastbourne General Hospital between January 2000 and June 2009 were identified. Radiology and pathology reports were reviewed and the diagnostic techniques recorded. The type of biopsy (fine needle aspiration, needle core, surgical excision biopsy) used to establish a diagnosis sufficient to allow treatment, i.e. the "index" diagnostic technique, was identified. Previous inconclusive or inadequate biopsies were noted. Pathology reports based on USCB were graded 0-3 according to diagnostic completeness and ability to provide treatment information.
resultsOf 691 overall cases of lymphoma diagnosed over the 9 year period, 171 different patients presented with lymphoma in the head and neck. Of these 171, 83 had USCB biopsy during diagnostic work up. 60 were regarded as grade 3 where a confident diagnosis of lymphoma was made. In seven patients, clinical management proceeded on the basis of a suggestive (grade 2) pathology report without surgical excision, and these were therefore also included as "index" biopsies. Overall therefore, 67/83 core biopsies (81%) provided adequate information to allow treatment. Surgical excision biopsy was the index modality in 104 cases.
conclusionIn the majority of cases USCB is adequate for confident histopathological diagnosis avoiding the need for surgical excision biopsy in cases of suspected head and neck lymphoma.
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