PMID: 3769562Nov 1, 1986Paper

Correlation between needle biopsy of lung tumors and histopathologic analysis of resected specimens

Chest
T P HorriganN Snow

Abstract

Needle aspiration of a pulmonary mass may accurately delineate malignant from nonmalignant pulmonary lesions; however, needle aspiration may be unable to identify a specific cell type. Therefore, a retrospective review of patients undergoing needle aspiration of pulmonary masses was carried out for the years, 1979 through September 1984. A Lee needle was used, which produces a sample of tissue 1-mm in diameter suitable for histopathologic analysis as well as a cytologic specimen. A total of 87 needle biopsies were carried out, but only 46 patients later underwent resection. Five patients (6 percent) sustained a pneumothorax, and four required a chest tube. Minimal hemoptysis occurred in three patients (3 percent). Eight patients were subsequently found to have benign lesions, and there were 38 malignant tumors. Seven needle biopsies (18 percent; 7/38) were nondiagnostic and subsequently proved to be malignant. Thirty-one needle biopsies were diagnostic of malignant neoplasms (82 percent; 31/38). Twenty specimens showed the same cell type as the needle biopsy (65 percent 20/31). Eleven resected specimens disagreed with the cell type from the needle biopsy (35 percent; 11/31). In these 11 patients a change in management was indic...Continue Reading

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