Dissemination of tumour cells from fine needle biopsy.

Open Access

1 October 1989

journal article
research article
Published by BMJ in Thorax

Vol. 44 (10) , 826-827
https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.44.10.826

Abstract

A 53 year old woman developed a cutaneous tumour implant in the needle track after transcutaneous fine needle biopsy of a pulmonary adenocarcinoma. The tumour implant was completely excised.

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