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While all aspects of the clinical management of patients with musculoskeletal neoplasms are important to obtain the most favorable outcome, establishing the correct pathological diagnosis by a biopsy procedure is of paramount importance. One must acknowledge, however, that evaluation of such patients includes other important considerations, with biopsy ideally following an orderly plan of clinical and diagnostic examinations.
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Romsdahl, M.M. (1988). Open Biopsy of Sarcomas. In: Ryan, J.R., Baker, L.O. (eds) Recent Concepts in Sarcoma Treatment. Developments in Oncology, vol 55. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2691-2_12
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