The Role of Ultrasound Guided Sampling Procedures in the Diagnosis of Pelvic Masses: A Narrative Review of the Literature

• Published in: Diagnostics (Basel) Vol. 11; no. 12; p. 2204
• Main Authors: Arezzo, Francesca, Loizzi, Vera, La Forgia, Daniele, Abdulwakil Kawosha, Adam, Silvestris, Erica, Cataldo, Viviana, Lombardi, Claudio, Cazzato, Gerardo, Ingravallo, Giuseppe, Resta, Leonardo, Cormio, Gennaro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 26.11.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: Biopsy; Cellular biology; Cysts; fine-needle aspiration biopsy; fine-needle aspiration cytology; Magnetic resonance imaging; Ovaries; Pain; Patients; pelvic masses; Review; Surgery; tru-cut biopsy; Tumors; Ultrasonic imaging; ultrasound-guided sampling procedures; Vagina; United States > US; pelvic masses; fine-needle aspiration biopsy; tru-cut biopsy; ultrasound-guided sampling procedures; fine-needle aspiration cytology
• ISSN: 2075-4418; 2075-4418
• DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics11122204

Ultrasound-guided sampling methods are usually minimally invasive techniques applied to obtain cytological specimens or tissue samples, mainly used for the diagnosis of different types of tumors. The main benefits of ultrasound guidance is its availability. It offers high flexibility in the choice of sampling approach (transabdominal, transvaginal, and transrectal) and short duration of procedure. Ultrasound guided sampling of pelvic masses represents the diagnostic method of choice in selected patients. We carried out a narrative review of literatures regarding the ultrasound-guided methods of cytological and histological evaluation of pelvic masses as well as the positive and negative predictors for the achievement of an adequate sample.