How safe is the use of ultrasound-guided cutting needle biopsy in the head and neck?

Nowadays, new biopsy techniques such as fine and wide needles are now employed instead of invasive biopsy techniques. Compared to open biopsy, true-cut needle biopsy has a number of advantages. It's quick and simple to do, can be done in an outpatient department, avoids incisions into previously irradiated skin, and has few risks. In order to examine malignant and benign tumours, there had been a debate in the past century on the utilisation and efficiency of tru-cut biopsy over Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) and surgical biopsy in solid tumours. A non-odontogenic tumour that occurs in jaws, also classified as a fibro-osseous lesion of the jaw, is Cemento-Ossifying Fibroma. Clinically, these lesions occur as gradually growing, reaching an enormous size if not treated. In this article, a case of cemento-ossifying fibroma noticed in the maxilla with facial swelling is discussed and the diagnosis was done using a tru-cut needle biopsy.

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“…There are, however, only a few studies on the use of tru-cut biopsy in the head and neck areas. [ 7 ]…”

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Tru-cut needle biopsy: A novel approach in the diagnosis of solid oral pathologies

Harikrishnan

Lalita

Azariah

et al. 2023

J Oral Maxillofac Pathol

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“…Consequently, this technique has been used for many years in lung [5], liver [3], breast [4], lymph nodes [6] and kidney [7] biopsies. However, there are only a few studies related to the use of CNB in head and neck regions [8]. …”

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“…Recently, some authors have reported high success rates concerning the use of CNB taking into account that this method provides adequate biopsy samples for an accurate histological diagnosis [8,13]. Therefore, this pilot study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of cutting needle biopsy in the diagnosis of solid oral lesions.…”

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Myoepithelioma of the Soft Palate: a Case Report Giving Special Attention to the Differential Diagnosis

Santos¹,

Capella²,

Rozza³

et al. 2011

JOMR

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ObjectivesThe aim of this pilot study was to evaluate the effectiveness of cutting needle biopsy in the diagnosis of solid oral lesions.Material and MethodsThe biopsies were carried out on seven patients who presented with solid oral lesions with sizes ranging from 2 to 6 cm. Specimens were obtained from each lesion before conventional biopsies using a cutting needle with 18-gauge x 9 cm (MD TECH, Gainesville, FL, USA). A total of 64 specimens processed by hematoxylin-eosin staining method, were obtained. Afterwards, the analysis was performed by an oral pathologist, in two different stages, with and without the clinical history of each lesion. Then, these answers were compared with the final histological diagnosis.ResultsResults presented by the descriptive analysis showed that the correct diagnosis using cutting needle biopsy without the clinical history of lesions was registered in 37.5% of cases, while with the clinical history in 76.6%.ConclusionsDespite the promising results as a potential technique for biopsies and histological diagnosis of oral lesions, the cutting needle biopsy should be analyzed carefully in those cases.

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Imaging of the salivary glands

MacDonald¹,

Brown²

2019

Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology

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How safe is the use of ultrasound-guided cutting needle biopsy in the head and neck?

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Tru-cut needle biopsy: A novel approach in the diagnosis of solid oral pathologies

Tru-cut needle biopsy: A novel approach in the diagnosis of solid oral pathologies

Myoepithelioma of the Soft Palate: a Case Report Giving Special Attention to the Differential Diagnosis

Imaging of the salivary glands

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