Clinicians at Washington DC's Georgetown University Medical Center report that a core-needle biopsy is suitable for either bone or soft tissue and yields specimens that are conducive to histologic analysis.
In a study conducted at a care center specializing in orthopedic oncology, 141 patients with a suspected mesenchymal neoplasm underwent a percutaneous core-needle biopsy. Seventy-four percent of the biopsies were deemed accurate for both histologic features and tumor grade.
No infections resulted from the biopsy and none of the participants required a transfusion or other surgical management. Core-needle biopsy can effectively preclude the need for open biopsy in a majority of cases, the authors concluded.
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In a study conducted at a care center specializing in orthopedic oncology, 141 patients with a suspected mesenchymal neoplasm underwent a percutaneous core-needle biopsy. Seventy-four percent of the biopsies were deemed accurate for both histologic features and tumor grade.
No infections resulted from the biopsy and none of the participants required a transfusion or other surgical management. Core-needle biopsy can effectively preclude the need for open biopsy in a majority of cases, the authors concluded.
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