Imaging-Guided Core Biopsy for the Diagnosis of Malignant Tumors in Pediatric Patients
Hero K. Hussain1,2,
Judith E. Kingston3,
Paola Domizio4,
Andrew J. Norton4 and
Rodney H. Reznek1
1
Department of Radiology, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London
EC1A 7BE, United Kingdom.
2
Present address: Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Hospitals,
MRI B2B311, 1500 E. Medical Center Dr., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0030.
3
Department of Pediatric Oncology, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield,
London, EC1A 7BE, United Kingdom.
4
Department of Pathology, St. Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London,
EC1A 7BE, United Kingdom.

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Fig. 1A. 8-year-old boy with chest wall mass. Axial unenhanced CT scan
shows right chest wall mass.
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Fig. 1B. 8-year-old boy with chest wall mass. Image from CT-guided
percutaneous biopsy shows mass at different level than that shown in A
using 18-gauge needle and two passes. Biopsy showed pulmonary blastoma that
was confirmed with surgical resection.
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