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  • Title: Percutaneous aspiration biopsy in cervical spine lytic lesions. Indications and technique.
    Author: Tampieri D, Weill A, Melanson D, Ethier R.
    Journal: Neuroradiology; 1991; 33(1):43-7. PubMed ID: 2027444.
    Abstract:
    We describe the technique and the results of the percutaneous aspiration biopsy (PAB) in a series of 9 patients presenting with neck pain and different degrees of myelopathy, in whom the cervical spine X-ray demonstrated lytic lesions of unknown origin. PAB is a useful, relatively safe technique, and leads to histological diagnosis between metastatic and inflammatory processes. Furthermore, in inflammatory lesions with negative hemoculture. PAB may help in detecting the micro-organism responsible and therefore allow a better antibiotic treatment.
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