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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==Biopsy== | ==Biopsy== | ||
*Biopsy of osteosarcoma is important for confirming the diagnosis and for determining histologic subtype.<ref | *Biopsy of osteosarcoma is important for confirming the diagnosis and for determining histologic subtype.<ref>Osteosarcoma. surgwiki. http://www.surgwiki.com/wiki/Diseases_of_bone_and_joints#SURGERY_4 Accessed on September 24, 2015</ref> | ||
*Biopsy may be performed percutaneously with fine- or wide-bore needles, or through a formal incision. | *Biopsy may be performed percutaneously with fine- or wide-bore needles, or through a formal incision. | ||
*More invasive methods carry a higher risk of complications and contamination of tissue planes. Each year 30% of limbs are lost through inappropriate biopsy site and technique. In principle, biopsies should be performed at a tumor center by a specialist in tumor surgery. | *More invasive methods carry a higher risk of complications and contamination of tissue planes. Each year 30% of limbs are lost through inappropriate biopsy site and technique. In principle, biopsies should be performed at a tumor center by a specialist in tumor surgery. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Suveenkrishna Pothuru, M.B,B.S. [2]
Overview
Biopsy
- Biopsy of osteosarcoma is important for confirming the diagnosis and for determining histologic subtype.[1]
- Biopsy may be performed percutaneously with fine- or wide-bore needles, or through a formal incision.
- More invasive methods carry a higher risk of complications and contamination of tissue planes. Each year 30% of limbs are lost through inappropriate biopsy site and technique. In principle, biopsies should be performed at a tumor center by a specialist in tumor surgery.
- Inappropriate alignment of the biopsy or inadvertent contamination of soft tissues can render subsequent limb-preserving reconstructive surgery impossible.
To view histopathologic characteristic features of all subtypes of osteosarcoma, click here.
References
- ↑ Osteosarcoma. surgwiki. http://www.surgwiki.com/wiki/Diseases_of_bone_and_joints#SURGERY_4 Accessed on September 24, 2015