The diagnostic utility of retroperitoneoscopic tissue biopsy for unresectable retroperitoneal lesions excluding urogenital cancers

Abstract Background Retroperitoneal tumors are an uncommon disease known to consist of a diverse group of benign and malignant neoplasms. Treatment of unresectable retroperitoneal lesions requires pathological diagnosis. Here, we report the utility and safety of retroperitoneoscopic biopsy for unres...

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Main Authors: Makito Miyake, Shinji Fukui, Daisuke Gotoh, Yoshiaki Matsumura, Shoji Samma, Yoshihiro Matsumoto, Hitoshi Momose, Shunta Hori, Shuji Watanabe, Takuya Owari, Yosuke Morizawa, Yoshitaka Itami, Yasushi Nakai, Takeshi Inoue, Satoshi Anai, Kazumasa Torimoto, Katsuya Aoki, Nobumichi Tanaka, Kiyohide Fujimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-019-1581-0