Percutaneous liver biopsy in oncologic patients – a case report
Abstract
The image-guided percutaneous liver biopsy is a useful tool which gives a reliable histological diagnosis without surgical intervention. However it isn’t a procedure free of complications. In the particular case of patients with a known oncologic context, accurate diagnosis and staging is essential for selecting the appropriate therapeutic approach. In these patients, imaging characterization should be preferred, however in cases where doubts persist we can rely on the biopsy. This article presents a case of tumor seeding in the needle path of a liver biopsy, in a patient with a recent diagnosis of intraepithelial colon neoplasia, and detection of multiple hepatic lesions and a pulmonary nodule in initial imaging staging.
Keywords: Image-Guided Biopsy, Ultrasound, Neoplasm Metastasis; Liver
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