A 1982 Musculoskeletal Tumor Society questionnaire study across 16 centers and 329 patients with malignant primary bone and soft-tissue tumors. It asks: how often does biopsy produce diagnostic errors or wound complications, and does it matter where the biopsy is done? The findings established the foundational rule that biopsy must be performed by — or after referral to — the surgeon who will perform definitive resection.
A 1982 Musculoskeletal Tumor Society questionnaire study across 16 centers and 329 patients with malignant primary bone and soft-tissue tumors. It asks: how often does biopsy produce diagnostic errors or wound complications, and does it matter where the biopsy is done? The findings established the foundational rule that biopsy must be performed by — or after referral to — the surgeon who will perform definitive resection.