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[Retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy trans-vertebral image-guided biopsy: a case report]
Fausto Omar Rendon1, Juan Baustista Del Valle2, Melina Paula Valeo Chulvi3
1Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires. omar.rendon@hospitalitaliano.org.ar.
Introduction:
Transosseous biopsy allows sampling of lesions that are difficult to access with conventional techniques. Its use avoids surgeries.
Objective:
To present a clinical case in which retroperitoneal percutaneous biopsy with trans vertebral approach was used. A brief bibliographic revision of this technique will be made.
Case:
60 year old woman with endometrial adenocarcinoma, with 7 months of clinical symptoms characterized by asthenia and non-specific lumbar pain. An intercaval aortic lymphadenopathy was found. Trans vertebral biopsy of the lesion was decided, its location precluded conventional approaches access.
Conclusion:
This technique must be considered when studying unreacheable lesions by other means and performed by trained professionals.
