Li L, Wu QL, Liu LZ, Mo YX, Xie CM, Zheng L, Chen L, Wu PH. Value of CT-guided core-needle biopsy in diagnosis and classification of malignant lymphomas using automated biopsy gun. World J Gastroenterol 2005; 11(31): 4843-4847 [PMID: 16097055 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i31.4843]
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Dr. Pei-Hong Wu, Imaging Diagnosis and Interventional Center, Cancer Center, Sun Yat-Sen University, 651 Dongfeng Road East, Guangzhou 510060, Guangdong Province, China. jrkzl@gzsums.edu.cn
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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 21, 2005; 11(31): 4843-4847 Published online Aug 21, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i31.4843
Table 1 Sites of CT-guided core-needle biopsy in patients with lymphoma
Number of patients
%
Mediastinum
42
52.5
Retroperitoneum
14
17.5
Abdominal mass
9
11.25
Spleen
2
2.5
Liver
2
2.5
Lung
1
1.25
Kidney
1
1.25
Chest wall
4
5
Pelvic wall
4
5
Extremity
1
1.25
Total
80
100
Table 2 Management of non-diagnostic CT-guided core-needle biopsy
Number of patients
%
Mediastinoscopy
3
15.79
Mediastinotomy
4
21.05
Lymphadenectomy
6
31.58
Exploratory laparotomy
6
31.58
Total
19
100
Table 3 Success rate of CT-guided core-needle biopsy
Number of patients
%
HD
2/7
28.57
NHL
59/73
80.82
Total
61/80
76.25
Table 4 Histologic classification in CT-guided core-needle biopsies
Number of diagnoses
Number of non-diagnoses
HD
2
5
Lymphocyte-predominant
1
2
Lymphocytic depletion
1
–
Nodular sclerosis
–
3
B-cell NHL
44
7
Diffuse large B-cell
32
4
Marginal zone B-cell
6
1
Small lymphocytic
2
–
Mantle B-cell
3
–
Burkitt’s
–
1
Follicular NHL
1
1
T-cell NHL
15
7
Peripheral T-cell
9
1
Anaplastic large cell (T/null cell)
4
5
Angioimmunoblastic
2
1
Total
61
19
Citation: Li L, Wu QL, Liu LZ, Mo YX, Xie CM, Zheng L, Chen L, Wu PH. Value of CT-guided core-needle biopsy in diagnosis and classification of malignant lymphomas using automated biopsy gun. World J Gastroenterol 2005; 11(31): 4843-4847