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We describe the technique and the results of the percutaneous aspiration biopsy (PAB) in a series of 9 patients presenting with neck pain and different degrees of myelopathy, in whom the cervical spine X-ray demonstrated lytic lesions of unknown origin. PAB is a useful, relatively safe technique, and leads to histological diagnosis between metastatic and inflammatory processes. Furthermore, in inflammatory lesions with negative hemoculature, PAB may help in detecting the micro-organism responsible and therefore allow a better antibiotic treatment.
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Tampieri, D., Weill, A., Melanson, D. et al. Percutaneous aspiration biopsy in cervical spine lytic lesions. Neuroradiology 33, 43–47 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00593332
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