Needle tract seeding with neoplastic disease is a rare but serious complication that may occur following hepatocellular carcinoma biopsy, even with co-axial cutting needle biopsy systems. The benefits of diagnostic certainty need to be weighed against the risk of complications with percutaneous needle biopsy. |  |
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From the manuscript Seeding of the Rectus Sheath with Hepatocellular Carcinoma after Image Guided Percutaneous Liver Biopsy Using Coaxial Biopsy Needle System  Abstract | |
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