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However, this procedure represents a potentially useful diagnostic tool, especially in patients with splenomegaly and no definitive diagnosis after a clinical and radiological work\u2010up.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods and results<\/jats:title><jats:p>We report the data on a cohort of 45 radiologically guided percutaneous core needle biopsies of the spleen from 44 patients performed at two centres. Platelet count and prothrombin time were within normal limits in all patients at the time of the procedure. The biopsy was ultrasound\u2010guided in all cases except one, which was guided by computed tomography. An 18G needle was used in 82% of the cases, followed by 16G (10.2%) and 20G (7.8%) needles. The biopsy provided sufficient material for histological examination (including immunohistochemical studies) in 41 cases (91.1%). Haematological malignancies were most commonly diagnosed (52.3%); diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) was the most frequent, followed by splenic marginal zone lymphoma (SMZL). For the most recent cases of DLBCL, the CNB provided sufficient material for fluorescence <jats:italic>in\u2010situ<\/jats:italic> hybridisation to assess the status of <jats:italic>MYC<\/jats:italic>, <jats:italic>BCL2<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>BCL6<\/jats:italic>. This allowed the identification of a case of high\u2010grade B cell lymphoma with <jats:italic>MYC<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>BCL2<\/jats:italic> rearrangement. 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