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• 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.