Informed consent. Sterile technique. Lignocaine 1% for local anaesthesia and midazolam and fentanyl for conscious sedation.
Using CT guidance, a 19G co-axial needle was advanced into the left paravertebral neck mass. 20G core biopsy was taken through the co-axial needle with only a small sample of tissue obtained, despite multiple attempts at core biopsy. A small amount of haemoserous fluid was aspirated from the mass (1-2 mL).
Both samples were sent in separate specimen jars to pathology for analysis (histopathology and M, C &; S).