Open AccessPercutaneous aspiration of retroperitoneal lymph nodes in ovarian cancer
Author(s) -
Dunnick Nr,
R I Fisher,
E. W. Chu,
Young Rc
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
american journal of roentgenology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.294
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1546-3141
pISSN - 0361-803X
DOI - 10.2214/ajr.135.1.109
Subject(s) - medicine , percutaneous , lymph , lymph node , radiology , ovarian cancer , surgery , cancer , pathology
Nine percutaneous lymph node aspirations were performed on six patients with ovarian carcinoma. Two aspirations were performed for initial staging, while seven were done as part of the restaging evaluation. Seven of the aspirations were positive for tumor. Two aspirations were negative, one of which was surgically confirmed. In five instances the percutaneous aspiration saved the patient an operative procedure. Percutaneous lymph node aspiration is valuable when tissue is required to confirm metastatic disease during staging evaluation, especially with equivocal or atypical lymphograms. The procedure is also useful in assessing abnormal lymphograms that persist after therapy.