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Safety and clinical contribution of computed tomography-guided biopsy for cervical spine lesion
Daisuke Okamoto1, Yasuhiro Ushijima1, Nobuhiro Fujita1
1Department of Clinical Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Introduction:
The purpose is to clarify the safety and clinical contribution of computed tomography (CT)-guided percutaneous needle-biopsy for patients with cervical spine lesion.
Material And Methods:
Between June 2015 and August 2022, CT-guided percutaneous needle biopsies were performed for 15 cervical spine lesions of 15 patients (8 male, 7 female; 2-81 years old). The technical success, clinical contribution, and safety were evaluated. Technical success was defined as the completion of the biopsy procedure. Clinical contribution was defined as any contribution to the therapeutic strategy. Safety was assessed by the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events, version 5.0.
Results:
The technical success rate was 100%. In all 15 patients, nontarget organs (e.g., major vessels, spinal cord) could be avoided. The post-biopsy histological diagnoses were myeloma (n = 2), metastatic adenocarcinoma (n = 2), chordoma (n = 2), Langerhans cell histiocytosis (n = 3), and one case each of malignant lymphoma, schwannoma, pyogenic spondylitis, non-pyogenic spondylitis, degenerative change, and non-pathological fracture. All of these diagnoses contributed to the therapeutic strategy decisions. One case of grade 2 pain was observed, but no complications with grade 3 or more were observed during or after the biopsies.
Conclusion:
CT-guided percutaneous needle biopsies for cervical spine lesions were safe and clinically beneficial.
