TITLE:
Contrast-Enhanced CT-Guided Core Biopsy of Retroperitoneal Masses
AUTHORS:
Adel El-Badrawy, Ahmed Tawfik, Sherif Abdelfattah, Amir Monir, Manal Salah-Eldin, Emad Eldin Azmy, Dina El-Tantawy, Amro El-Karef
KEYWORDS:
Contrast-Enhanced; CT-Guided; Biopsy; Retroperitoneal Masses
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Radiology,
Vol.4 No.1,
March
6,
2014
ABSTRACT:
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy,
feasibility and safety of contrast-enhanced CT-guided core biopsy of
retroperitoneal masses. Materials and Methods: Contrast-enhanced CT-guided
biopsy of retroperitoneal masses was performed in 26 patients.
Histopathological diagnosis was obtained and accuracy was calculated. Two
blinded radiologists determined feasibility of biopsy procedures on routine
CT-guidance, and compared accessibility of target lesions using contrast-enhanced and non-contrast-enhanced CT. Results:
Satisfactory samples were obtained in all 26 patients and pathological
diagnosis was made in 24. Accuracy was 95.5%. Routine CT-guided biopsy
punctures were not satisfaction in 4/26 patients, and contrast-enhanced CT
scans rendered the target lesions more accessible in 16 patients. Conclusion:
Contrast-enhanced CT-guided biopsy increases the feasibility of biopsy of retroperitoneal
masses.