Cytopathologic study of primary tumors of bones and joints.
Fine needle aspiration biopsy and subsequent histopathologic examination was done in 69 patients with bone tumors. In 83% of the cases, the cytologic diagnoses were in complete agreement with the histopathologic diagnoses. In the remaining aspirations, the cytologic diagnosis could not be made, mostly due to a paucity of cells on the smears.
D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis