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  • Title: Ultrasound guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy of abdominal masses.
    Author: Skolnick ML, Dekker A, Weinstein BJ.
    Journal: Gastrointest Radiol; 1978 Aug 31; 3(3):295-302. PubMed ID: 212338.
    Abstract:
    Twenty-six cases of ultrasonically guided percutaneous fine-needle aspiration biopsies of abdominal masses are reported. Included are masses in the pancreas, retroperitoneum, liver, kidney, and pelvis. Aspiration biopsies accurately diagnosed or excluded malignancy in 21 patients (81%). The procedure, performed under local anesthesia, is rapid, simple and almost painless. No complications occurred; specifically, there was no hemorrhage, peritonitis, or spread of tumor along the needle tract.
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