Role of image-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy in the management of patients with splenic metastasis

Cavanna, Luigi; Lazzaro, Antonio; Vallisa, Daniele; Civardi, Giuseppe; Artioli, Fabrizio

doi:10.1186/1477-7819-5-13

World Journal of Surgical Oncology

Table 1 Patients characteristics and results of splenic fine-needle aspiration biopsy

From: Role of image-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy in the management of patients with splenic metastasis

Patients number	Sex/Age	Primary cancer	Disease status at the time of biopsy	Presentation	US pattern, Lesion's size, splenic size	Other cancer localization	Results of splenic biopsy	Treatment	Response
1	F/58	Breast ADC	Stable disease	Asymptomatic US detection	Hypoechoic 3.5 cm normal	Liver	metastasis	CT	PR
2	F/65	Breast ADC	Stable disease	Asymptomatic US detection	Hypoechoic 1.5 cm normal	Bone	Metastasis	CT and RT	PR
3	F/70	Breast ADC	Solitary splenic recurrence	Asymptomatic US detection	Hypoechoic 2.5 cm normal	None	Metastasis	Splenectomy and CT	CR
4	M/65	Colon ADC	Solitary splenic recurrence	Asymptomatic US detection	Echogenic 4 cm normal	None	Metastasis	Splenectomy and CT	CR
5	F/72	Colon ADC	Solitary splenic recurrence	Asymptomatic US detection	Hypoechoic 3.5 cm normal	None	Metastasis	CT and RT	CR
6	M/80	Colon ADC	Solitary splenic presentation	Asymptomatic US detection	Hypoechoic 3 cm normal	None	Metastasis	Splenectomy and surgical treatment of colon cancer	CR
7	M/48	Colon ADC	Solitary splenic presentation	Abdominal pain, weight loss	Hypoechoic 4 cm normal	None	Metastasis	Splenectomy and surgical treatment of colon cancer	CR
8	M65	Lung ADC	Splenic recurrence	Asymptomatic US detection	Hypoechoic 2 cm normal	None	Metastasis	CT	PR
9	M/57	Lung ADC	Solitary splenic presentation	Asymptomatic US detection	Hypoechoic 2.5 cm normal	None	Metastasis	Splenectomy and surgical treatment of lung cancer	CR
10	M/76	Lung ADC	Solitary splenic presentation	Asymptomatic US detection	Echogenic with hypoechoic halo 6 cm normal	Mediastinal lymphonodes	Metastasis	CT and RT	PR
11	M/44	Melanoma	Stable disease	Asymptomatic US detection	Hypoechoic 4 cm normal	Lung and lymphonodes	metastasis	RT	PD
12	F/56	melanoma	Stable disease	Asymptomatic US detection	Hypoechoic 8 cm normal	liver	metastasis	none	PD

ADC: adenocarcinoma; CT: chemotherapy; RT: radiotherapy; PR: partial response; CR: complete response; PD; progressive disease

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