Efficacy of ultrasound-guided core needle biopsy in cervical lymphadenopathy: A retrospective study of 6,695 cases.

Objectives: To determine the diagnostic yield of ultrasound-guided core needle biopsy (US-CNB) in cervical lymphadenopathy and identify the factors influencing the diagnostic accuracy of US-CNB.Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the records of 6,603 patients with cervical lymphadenopathy who under...

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Published in:European Radiology Vol. 28; no. 5; pp. 1809 - 1818
Main Authors: Han, Feng, Xu, Min, Xie, Ting, Wang, Jian-Wei, Lin, Qing-Guang, Guo, Zhi-Xing, Zheng, Wei, Han, Jing, Lin, Xi, Zou, Ru-Hai, Zhou, Jian-Hua, Li, An-Hua
Format: research Journal Article
Published: Springer Nature May2018
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          Han, Feng
          Xu, Min
          Xie, Ting
          Wang, Jian-Wei
          Lin, Qing-Guang
          Guo, Zhi-Xing
          Zheng, Wei
          Han, Jing
          Lin, Xi
          Zou, Ru-Hai
          Zhou, Jian-Hua
          Li, An-Hua
        affil: Department of Ultrasound, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dongfeng Road East, 510060, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China
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          Head and Neck Neoplasms Diagnosis
          Biopsy Methods
          Biopsy, Needle Methods
          Lymph Nodes Pathology
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      ab: Objectives: To determine the diagnostic yield of ultrasound-guided core needle biopsy (US-CNB) in cervical lymphadenopathy and identify the factors influencing the diagnostic accuracy of US-CNB.Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the records of 6,603 patients with cervical lymphadenopathy who underwent 6695 US-CNB procedures between 2004 and 2017.Results: Adequate specimens were obtained in 92.19 % (6,172/6,695) of cases. Most lymph nodes (67.65 %) were malignant (metastatic carcinoma 4,131; lymphoma 398). The overall accuracy of US-CNB for differentiating benign from malignant lesions was 91.70 % (6,139/6,695). Among biopsies in which adequate material was obtained, the sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of US-CNB were 99.70 %, 100 % and 99.46 %, respectively. The success or failure of US-CNB for the diagnosis of lymphadenopathy was significantly correlated with node size, nature (malignant vs. benign), and location as well as penetration depth, but not with needle size (p = 0.665), number of core tissues obtained (p = 0.324), or history of malignancy (p = 0.060). There were no major procedure-related complications.Conclusions: US-CNB is a safe and effective method of diagnosing cervical lymphadenopathy, and our findings may help optimise the sampling procedure by maximising its diagnostic accuracy and preserving its minimally invasive nature.Key Points: • US-CNB is useful for the diagnosis of cervical lymphadenopathy. • US-CNB is safe to perform on lymph nodes located near vital structures. • Larger, malignant, level IV lymph nodes yield sufficient tissue samples more easily.
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