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• Supports core needle biopsy as a viable alternative to open (incisional) biopsy for diagnosing and grading extremity soft-tissue sarcoma when read by an experienced pathologist, potentially avoiding the added morbidity, cost, and time of open biopsy. • Highlights a specific limitation of frozen section analysis — while adequate for confirming malignancy, its poor accuracy for grade (62%) and subtype (47%) makes it unreliable for definitive treatment planning. • Reinforces that adequate tissue is the key determinant of accuracy — when core needle biopsy fails to yield sufficient tissue, open biopsy remains necessary.
No article notes available at this time.
• Supports core needle biopsy as a viable alternative to open (incisional) biopsy for diagnosing and grading extremity soft-tissue sarcoma when read by an experienced pathologist, potentially avoiding the added morbidity, cost, and time of open biopsy. • Highlights a specific limitation of frozen section analysis — while adequate for confirming malignancy, its poor accuracy for grade (62%) and subtype (47%) makes it unreliable for definitive treatment planning. • Reinforces that adequate tissue is the key determinant of accuracy — when core needle biopsy fails to yield sufficient tissue, open biopsy remains necessary.