title: Fine needle aspiration biopsy cytology of chondrosarcoma.
abstract: The cytomorphological appearances of bone and soft tissue tumours, when combined with radiology and clinical presentation, can lead to a positive diagnosis in the majority of cases. Our experience with fine needle aspiration biopsy of 13 cases of chondrosarcoma, encountered over a four year period is presented, in correlation with their radiological appearances. It is concluded that. FNAB is a valuable pre-operative tool in characterising chondroid neoplasms in soft tissue and bone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, Bangalore.
authors.forename: R V
authors.initials: RV
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hazarika
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mathews
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Satpute
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*