title: [Bone and soft tissue tumors: diagnostic principles].
abstract: Malignant bone and soft tissue tumors are rare diseases. In case of a suspected tumor one should strictly apply the algorithm proposed, in order to avoid misdiagnoses and mistreatment. Optimal therapy can only be achieved by close cooperation between the departments involved--oncology, orthopaedic surgery, pathology, plastic surgery, radiology and radiooncology.
authors.affiliation: Universitätsklinik für Orthopädie, Medizinische Universität Graz, Graz, Osterreich. andreas.leithner@meduni-graz.at
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leithner
authors.forename: Reinhard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Windhager
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000473:pathology; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010348:Patient Care Team; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011379:Prognosis; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy