Is computed tomography guided biopsy still necessary for the diagnosis of adrenal masses in patients with resectable non-small-cell lung cancer?

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 597-601

  Porte, Henri L ^a   Ernst, Olivier J ^a   Delebecq, Thérèse ^a   Métois, David ^a   Lemaitre, Laurent G ^a   Wurtz, Alain J ^a  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Adrenal gland adenoma; Adrenal gland metastasis; Computed tomography guided biopsy; Computed tomography scan; Magnetic resonance imaging; Non small cell lung cancer

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENAL METASTASIS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION; TUMOR BIOPSY;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADENOMA; ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, SECOND PRIMARY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0033043576     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(99)00047-0     Document Type: Article

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