Open AccessNew Instruments: A Device for Vaginal Needle Aspiration Biopsy
Author(s) -
Nordvall Sven
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016347309158496
Subject(s) - medicine , thyroid , aspiration biopsy , fine needle aspiration , biopsy , needle biopsy , radiology , mammary gland , cancer , breast cancer
Abstract. A flexible needle guide for needle aspiration during gynecological examination is described. In 1955 Franzen introduced a special technique for cytological diagnosis of prostatic tumours by transrectal needle aspiration biopsy and he has published several articles about this technique of biopsy from palpable tumours in various organs, such as the thyroid gland, breast, liver, salivary gland and other tissues that can be reached with a needle.