Percutaneous computed tomography-guided core needle biopsy can be used to histologically confirm the clinical features and long-term prognosis of pulmonary neuroendocrine neoplasms

ConclusionPNENs may be pathologically diagnosed using PCT-CNB. While differential diagnoses between LCNEC and SCLC are problematic in some patients, a HGNEC-NOS diagnosis was ascribed and PCT-CNB samples were shown to predict NEN OS rates.
Source: Japanese Journal of Radiology - Category: Radiology Source Type: research