title: The importance of the open surgical biopsy in the diagnosis and treatment of bone and soft-tissue tumors.
abstract: To obtain the maximal diagnostic benefit from a pretreatment biopsy, an adequate amount of tissue should be removed. An open surgical biopsy eminently qualifies for such a diagnostic technique because a careful histologic examination of the bone or soft-tissue tumor is of particular importance for proper treatment. An open biopsy yields the exact diagnosis in most instances.
authors.affiliation: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Huvos
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods*; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012307:Risk Factors; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery