Diagnostic accuracy of percutaneous core biopsy before cryoablation for small-sized renal cell carcinoma.
Yasuhiro UshijimaAkihiro NishieNobuhiro FujitaYuichiro KuboKeisuke IshimatsuKousei IshigamiPublished in: Diagnostic and interventional radiology (Ankara, Turkey) (2022)
Percutaneous core biopsy in cryoablation for small-sized renal cell carcinoma had a high diagnostic rate and was safely performed. For lesions with a tumor diameter ≤15 mm, a separate biopsy procedure and pre-lipiodol marking may improve the diagnostic accuracy.