Navigation-guided core needle biopsy for skull base and parapharyngeal lesions: a five-year experience.

International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
J-H ZhuC-B Guo

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of navigation-guided core needle biopsy for skull base and parapharyngeal lesions. Twenty patients with skull base and parapharyngeal lesions were included in this study. The preoperative design and intraoperative real-time image guiding was done using an optical navigation system. A spring-loaded semi-automatic biopsy gun and biopsy needle were used for specimen harvesting. Accuracy was established on the basis of the postoperative pathology. All patients underwent needle biopsy successfully without any immediate or delayed complications. The subzygomatic approach was adopted in all cases. The number of passes ranged from three to five. The diagnostic accuracy was 90% (18/20). Navigation-guided core needle biopsy offers an easy approach for the diagnosis of skull base and parapharyngeal lesions, with a high yield of specimens and good patient tolerance.

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