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Needle Track Implantation of Tumor After Percutaneous Lung Biopsy
- HARVEY WOLINSKY, M.D., PH.D.; and
- MARK W. LISCHNER, M.D.
- Requests for reprints should be addressed to Harvey Wolinsky, M.D., Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Ave., Bronx, N. Y. 10461
SUMMARY
The second documented case of needle track implantation of tumor after percutaneous biopsy of an adenocarcinoma of the lung is presented. This complication is so rare that a return to the prior skepticism that surrounded this procedure is not justified. On the other hand, the currently prevailing atmosphere of widespread enthusiasm should not lead to adoption of the use of percutaneous needle biopsy in clearly operable patients in view of the real hazard of local dissemination of tumor.
Article and Author Information
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From the Department of Medicine and Unit for Research in Aging, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Chest Service, Bronx Municipal Hospital Center, Bronx, N. Y.
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Supported by grants HE 08519 and HD 00674, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md.
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- Received February 10, 1969.
- Accepted May 13, 1969.
