title: Orthopaedic oncology for the nononcologist orthopaedist: introduction and common errors to avoid.
abstract: A number of the more frequently encountered diagnostic and management errors and pitfalls have been discussed. However, if a physician will recognize his or her own limits and will always consider the diagnostic possibility of a neoplastic process, then appropriate steps can usually be taken, improving the patient's health care. The following chapters will outline the appropriate steps in the evaluation and work-up of patients with suspected tumors, as well as the currently recommended approach for biopsy, treatment, and follow-up.
authors: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
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mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009140:Musculoskeletal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D018204:Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*