Contraindications to Needle Aspiration of A Solid Renal Mass: Tumor Dissemination By Renal Needle Aspiration
- 1 August 1986
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Urology
- Vol. 136 (2), 446-448
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-5347(17)44900-7
Abstract
We report a case of tumor dissemination via needle aspiration of a solid hypovascular renal mass. This case emphasizes how needle aspiration of these masses does not always lead to proper management and may be detrimental to the patient.Keywords
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