Does the taking of biopsies affect the metastatic potential of tumours? A systematic review of reports on veterinary and human cases and animal models

Klopfleisch, Robert; Sperling, Christian; Kershaw, Olivia; Gruber, Achim D.

doi:10.1016/j.tvjl.2011.04.010

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“…However, prompt diagnosis and immediate pharmacological therapy may prevent such an occurrence. Needle-track tumor seeding after fine needle aspiration biopsy/core needle biopsy is another possible complication as with any other type of needle biopsy, although literature reports are controversial (Diaz et al, 1991;Nyland et al, 2002;Vignoli et al, 2007;Brenner and Gordon, 2011;Klopfleisch et al, 2011). In this small group of patients, we did not see any evidence of tumor spread or recurrence at the site of biopsy.…”

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confidence: 48%

Automated tru-cut imaging-guided core needle biopsy of canine orbital neoplasia. A prospective feasibility study

Cirla¹,

Rondena²,

Bertolini³

2016

Open Vet J.

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of imaging-guided core needle biopsy for canine orbital mass diagnosis. A second excisional biopsy obtained during surgery or necropsy was used as the reference standard. A prospective feasibility study was conducted in 23 canine orbital masses at a single centre. A complete ophthalmic examination was always followed by orbital ultrasound and computed tomography (CT) examination of the head. All masses were sampled with the patient still on the CT table using ultrasound (US) guided automatic tru-cut device. The most suitable sampling approach to the orbit was chosen each time based on the CT image analysis. One of the following different approaches was used: trans-orbital, trans-conjunctival or trans-masseteric. In all cases, the imaging-guided biopsy provided a sufficient amount of tissue for the histopathological diagnosis, which concurred with the biopsies obtained using the excisional technique. CT examination was essential for morphological diagnosis and provided detailed topographic information that allowed us to choose the safest orbital approach for the biopsy. US guided automatic tru-cut biopsy based on CT images, performed with patient still on the CT table, resulted in a minimally invasive, relatively easy, and accurate diagnostic procedure in dogs with orbital masses.

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Section: Immunohistochemistry (Ihc)mentioning

confidence: 48%

Automated tru-cut imaging-guided core needle biopsy of canine orbital neoplasia. A prospective feasibility study

Cirla¹,

Rondena²,

Bertolini³

2016

Open Vet J.

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“…A variety of tumor types have been associated with carcinomatosis, with the most common neoplasms stemming from intra‐abdominal tumors of epithelial origin. In human beings, the most common sites of the primary neoplasia are the ovary, colon, and stomach . While primary pulmonary neoplasms have been implicated in pleural carcinomatosis in human beings, this has been rarely reported in dogs …”

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confidence: 99%

“…It is believed that neoplastic cells are liberated and translocated during the invasive retrieval of aspirates or a biopsy. The same biologic changes that allow naturally occurring metastasis are suspected to aid in the establishment of needle tract metastasis . The true incidence of needle tract metastasis has not been definitively established in veterinary medicine.…”

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Canine bicavitary carcinomatosis with transient needle tract metastasis diagnosed by multiplex immunocytochemistry

Moore

Coffey

Leavell

et al. 2016

Veterinary Clinical Pathol

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A 6-year-old, male castrated, mixed-breed dog was referred to the James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital at Colorado State University for bicavitary effusion. On examination, the dog was tachycardic and tachypneic with bilaterally decreased lung sounds. Thoracic and abdominal ultrasonic examination revealed pleural and peritoneal effusions, which were aspirated and submitted for fluid analysis and cytology. Both cavity fluids were classified as exudates with a large population of vacuolated mononuclear cells. Multiplex immunocytochemistry (ICC) for cytokeratin and vimentin demonstrated exclusively cytokeratin expression, indicating these cells were of epithelial origin. A full diagnostic evaluation was performed, including CBC, clinical chemistry, a pet-side test for heartworm disease, ehrlichiosis, Lyme disease, and anaplasmosis, imaging modalities of thorax, abdomen, and heart, urinalysis, and fine-needle aspirations of spleen, liver, and popliteal lymph nodes. The dog was diagnosed with pleural and peritoneal carcinoma with presumed carcinomatosis. A single dose of intracavitary carboplatin was administered before discharge, and over a period of 2 weeks, 5 thoracocenteses were performed. A subcutaneous mass was noted at a thoracocentesis site one week after initial presentation. Cytology of the mass was consistent with carcinoma, and neoplastic seeding of the tumor cells from the thoracocentesis was suspected. The dog was euthanized 15 days after the first visit, and a necropsy was performed. Findings were consistent with carcinomatosis secondary to anaplastic pulmonary carcinoma with transient subcutaneous seeding of neoplastic cells during routine thoracocentesis. This case demonstrates the utility of multiplex ICC in the clinical setting.

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“…FNAB is highly useful in the diagnosis of neoplastic processes and infectious diseases (Bonfanti and others 2004), and it is accurate, safe and associated with minimal morbidity compared with more invasive procedures such as tissue-core biopsy or surgical biopsy (Roussel and others 1989, Smith 1991, Nyland and others 2002, Klopfleisch and others 2011, Wypij 2011). Moreover, FNAB provides a rapid diagnosis and allows initiation of the proper treatment.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…However, others believe that the incidence of tumour implantation secondary to FNAB may be underestimated because the patient may die before the seeding along the needle tract becomes apparent (Glaser and others 1989). In addition, 20 per cent of subcutaneous dissemination may not be evident before four years post FNAB (Roussel and others 1989, Klopfleisch and others 2011). …”

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Needle‐tract implantation after fine‐needle aspiration biopsy of a renal cell carcinoma in a dog

Livet

Sonet

Saadeh

et al. 2016

Vet Record Case Reports

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A seven-year-old neutered female Cane Corso dog was brought in emergency for black-coloured urine associated with dysorexia for less than 24 hours. Ultrasound examination and abdominal CT scan showed a heterogeneous right renal mass and local invasion of the adjacent caudal vena cava. A percutaneous ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy of the right renal mass was performed and concluded with a renal cell carcinoma. A right nephro-ureterectomy in conjunction with a partial resection of the vena cava was performed. Eight months postoperatively, needle-tract implantation was observed. To the authors’ knowledge, the seeding of renal cell carcinoma on the abdominal wall after percutaneous ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy has never been reported. This rare complication should not discourage its use in the evaluation of renal mass lesions. However, practitioners should be informed about the risk of a tumour spreading along the needle tract and the need for long-term follow-up and control.

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Does the taking of biopsies affect the metastatic potential of tumours? A systematic review of reports on veterinary and human cases and animal models

Cited by 19 publications

References 171 publications

Automated tru-cut imaging-guided core needle biopsy of canine orbital neoplasia. A prospective feasibility study

Automated tru-cut imaging-guided core needle biopsy of canine orbital neoplasia. A prospective feasibility study

Canine bicavitary carcinomatosis with transient needle tract metastasis diagnosed by multiplex immunocytochemistry

Needle‐tract implantation after fine‐needle aspiration biopsy of a renal cell carcinoma in a dog

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