Percutaneous needle aspiratio biopsy of malignant lung lesions

ABSTRACT

Percutaneous needle aspiration biopsy (PNAB) of suspected pulmonary malignancy is a simple, safe and practicalmethod, so should be used earlier and moe frequently to shorten the diagnostic interval. In Korea Cancer CenterHospital, 64 patients underwent PNAB with a diagnotic yield of 87.5%. 7 patients and a pneumothorax and in 3patients developed transient hemoptysis. Of 58 malignant of no