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Needle tract seeding: An avoidable complication
Author(s) -
Tyagi Ruchita,
Dey Pranab
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
diagnostic cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1097-0339
pISSN - 8755-1039
DOI - 10.1002/dc.23137
Subject(s) - medicine , seeding , complication , cytology , biopsy , surgery , stage (stratigraphy) , radiology , pathology , paleontology , biology , engineering , aerospace engineering
Needle tract seeding refers to implantation of tumor cells by contamination when instruments like biopsy needles are used to examine, excise or ablate a tumor. Implantation along needle tract may lead to change of stage of the tumor, converting a resectable tumor into an inoperable one. In this paper we have reviewed the cases of needle tract seeding due to fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) procedure. We analyzed the various aspects of needle tract seedling and suggested how to take precautionary measures to prevent it. Diagn. Cytopathol. 2014;42:636–640. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.