Image-guided core-needle or surgical biopsy for neuroblastoma diagnosis in children
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- Image-guided core-needle biopsy provides equivalent tissue adequacy and biological characterization compared to surgical biopsy for neuroblastoma
- Surgical biopsy carries higher rates of intraoperative transfusions and complications than percutaneous approaches
- Meta-analysis of 490 patients supports image-guided core-needle biopsy as safe and effective first-line diagnostic method
- Percutaneous biopsy may reduce procedural morbidity without compromising diagnostic accuracy in pediatric neuroblastoma
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To use open or percutaneous biopsy for neuroblastoma? Hi, I'm Cecilia Hikina from Cincinnati Children's Hospital, and I think this is an article that you should know about. This is a systematic review and meta analysis done by Ipso, and they wanted to analyze the accuracy and safety of image guided core needle biopsy for neuroblastoma. And what did they find? They gathered eight retrospective study with 490 patients. And what they found is that tissue adequacy and biological characterization of the biopsy was not significantly different in both groups. But intraoperative transfusions and complications were higher in the surgical group. So, it seems that image guided core needle biopsy is safe and effective for diagnosing neuroblastoma. Let us know what you think and stay tuned for more articles that you should know about.