Congress:
ECR26
Poster Number:
C-12767
Type:
Poster: EPOS Radiologist (educational)
Authorblock:
J. Miguez Gonzalez, R. Oliveira Caiafa, P. Lozano Arranz, L. Pelegri Martinez, F. Calaf Forn, M. Valls Mellado, A. M. Herrera Pulido, L. I. Sarati Nieto, C. Pallàs Guardiola; Barcelona/ES
Disclosures:
Javier Miguez Gonzalez:
Nothing to disclose
Rafael Oliveira Caiafa:
Nothing to disclose
Pilar Lozano Arranz:
Nothing to disclose
Laura Pelegri Martinez:
Nothing to disclose
Francesc Calaf Forn:
Nothing to disclose
Marc Valls Mellado:
Nothing to disclose
Angélica María Herrera Pulido:
Nothing to disclose
Lorena Ivonne Sarati Nieto:
Nothing to disclose
Cristina Pallàs Guardiola:
Nothing to disclose
Keywords:
Interventional non-vascular, Oncology, Peritoneum, CT, Ultrasound, Biopsy, Cancer, Metastases, Multidisciplinary cancer care
US-guided omental biopsy is a feasible, safe and cost-effective procedure for histological diagnosis in patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis of unknown origin that present omental involvement on CT. Therefore, we believe it should be considered a standard of care in dedicated oncological centres.
Fig 11: Summary of the main advantages of US-guided omental biopsy.