AN AUDIT OF INTRAMEDULLARY REAMING BIOPSY IN LONG BONE METASTATIC DISEASE. EVALUATION OF ITS DIAGNOSTIC VALUE AND REAMING SAMPLE ADEQUACY

Authors

  • Umar Zia Khan Lady Reading Hospital Medical Teaching Institute, Peshawar Pakistan
  • Wali Muhammad Lady Reading Hospital Medical Teaching Institute, Peshawar Pakistan
  • Faaiz Ali Shah Lady Reading Hospital Medical Teaching Institute, Peshawar Pakistan

Keywords:

Bone, Metastatic disease, Reaming

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate diagnostic accuracy and sample adequacy for analysis of intramedullary reaming in diagnosed patients of long bone metastatic disease.

Study Design: Cross sectional study.

Place and Duration of Study: Lady Reading Hospital, from Jan 2014 to Apr 2018.

Methodology: Review of 53 consecutive cancer patients who underwent intramedullary nailing for long bone metastatic disease at Lady Reading Hospital from January 2014 to April 2018.

Results: In 21 of the 53 patients (40%) a positive diagnosis of metastatic bone disease was confirmed and in 38 out of 53 (72%) sample was considered adequate tissue for histopathological analysis.

Conclusion: Our study did not support the reliability of intramedullary reaming sample biopsy in metastatic long bone disease.

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Published

19-12-2019

Issue

Vol. 69 No. 6 (2019): December

Section

Original Articles

How to Cite

1.
Khan UZ, Muhammad W, Shah FA. AN AUDIT OF INTRAMEDULLARY REAMING BIOPSY IN LONG BONE METASTATIC DISEASE. EVALUATION OF ITS DIAGNOSTIC VALUE AND REAMING SAMPLE ADEQUACY. Pak Armed Forces Med J [Internet]. 2019 Dec. 19 [cited 2024 Aug. 24];69(6):1283-86. Available from: https://pafmj.org/PAFMJ/article/view/3651