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Bull Cancer. 1985;72(5):462-6.
Percutaneous, transperitoneal fine needle biopsy was performed on 10 pelvic lymph nodes in each patient with clinical early stage prostatic carcinoma and normal pedal lymphogram. In 11 of 54 patients (20%) micrometastases were found cytologically. This figure corresponds fairly well with results obtained at internal (surgical) biopsy and at lymphadenectomy. Fine needle biopsy may not detect micrometastases in all patients having metastatic deposits but the procedure can be used for excluding patients from elective surgery. The procedure is non-hazardous and inexpensive. Of course, negative cytology cannot be used with security for clinical management.
对临床早期前列腺癌且足部淋巴造影正常的每位患者，经皮经腹膜对10个盆腔淋巴结进行细针穿刺活检。54例患者中有11例（20%）在细胞学检查中发现微转移。该数字与经内部（手术）活检及淋巴结清扫术所得结果相当吻合。细针穿刺活检可能无法在所有有转移灶的患者中检测到微转移，但该操作可用于排除患者进行选择性手术。该操作无风险且费用低廉。当然，阴性细胞学检查结果不能安全地用于临床管理。
