title: Appropriate techniques for musculoskeletal tumor biopsy.
abstract: Despite the crucial nature of a biopsy for the diagnosis and treatment of a musculoskeletal tumor, the basic tenets of biopsy technique are frequently not respected. Unfortunately, catastrophic errors in biopsy technique occur frequently. Examples of the more common errors and the correct surgical techniques are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York.
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Markel
authors.forename: K U
authors.initials: KU
authors.lastname: Neumann
authors.forename: H U
authors.initials: HU
authors.lastname: Steinau
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods*; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000473:pathology*; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D009132:Muscles / Q000473:pathology*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*