title: Core needle biopsy and fine-needle aspiration in the diagnosis of bone and soft-tissue lesions.
abstract: Although core needle biopsy (CNB) and fine needle aspiration (FNA) procedures are widely used for the diagnosis of epithelial neoplasms, these procedures have not gained popularity on patients suspected of having bone or soft-tissue neoplasms. This article describes the University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center experience with CNB and FNA procedures in bone and soft tissue performed in over 800 patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA.
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Ayala
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Ro
authors.forename: C V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Fanning
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Flores
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Yasko
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods*; D017824:Bone Cysts, Aneurysmal / Q000473:pathology; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000473:pathology; D004803:Eosinophilic Granuloma / Q000473:pathology; D018212:Giant Cell Tumor of Bone / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000473:pathology; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*