Erschienen in:
01.07.2011 | Letter to the Editor
Can stereotactic sample biopsies accurately diagnose mixed germ cell tumors?
verfasst von:
Lefranc Michel, Blond Serge
Erschienen in:
Acta Neurochirurgica
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Ausgabe 7/2011
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Excerpt
Although stereotactic biopsies are a well-recognized surgical procedure for obtaining a pathological diagnosis with limited surgical risks [
3], how this procedure can lead to an accurate diagnosis in heterogeneous tumors is still being discussed. A key element in the management of tumors is access to accurate histological data. Stereotactic biopsies are limited by the fact that they give the pathologist a sample of the tumor. The risk is then to under-grade glial tumors [
7] or to miss part of the tumor cell characterization [
1]. Mixed germ cell tumors are essentially heterogeneous, and, obviously, the question “Can stereotactic sample biopsies accurately diagnose mixed germ cell tumors?” is really of value. …