Fine needle aspiration biopsy diagnosis of a bone metastasis from an occult carcinoma of the liver. A case report

Acta Cytol. 1995 May-Jun;39(3):547-9.

Abstract

In a 66-year-old male, fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) of an osteolytic vertebral lesion determined the diagnosis of a liver cell carcinoma, until then clinically silent. FNAB confirmed the diagnosis of the tumor and the identification of the primary site without resorting to surgery.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Biopsy, Needle
  • Bone Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Bone Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Bone Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / diagnosis*
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / diagnostic imaging
  • Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / secondary*
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms*
  • Male
  • Osteolysis
  • Spinal Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Spinal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Spinal Neoplasms / secondary
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed