title: [Guidelines for the biopsy of bone and soft tissue tumours].
abstract: The biopsy of a suspected bone or soft tissue tumour is the final part of a strictly defined diagnostic algorithm. Due to the multitude of possible errors which could result in major consequences, such as amputations after a major contamination with tumour cells or a misdiagnosis, particular responsibility falls on the shoulders of the treating specialists.
authors.affiliation: Universitätsklinik für Orthopädie, Medizinische Universität Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 5, 8036 Graz. andreas.leithner@meduni-graz.at
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leithner
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Windhager
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods*; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000473:pathology; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*