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. 2019 Feb;54(1):33-36.
doi: 10.1016/j.rbo.2017.09.006. Epub 2019 Mar 1.

Biopsy Path Contamination in Primary Bone Sarcomas

Jairo Greco Garcia  1 , Dayane Screpante Marques  2 , Dan Carai Maia Viola  1 , Marcelo de Toledo Petrilli  1 , Maria Teresa de Seixas Alves  3 , Reynaldo Jesus-Garcia Filho  1
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Biopsy Path Contamination in Primary Bone Sarcomas

Jairo Greco Garcia et al. Rev Bras Ortop (Sao Paulo). 2019 Feb.

Abstract

Objective: To determine the incidence of contamination of the biopsy pathway in patients with primary bone sarcomas, as well as the clinical characteristics that influenced this outcome.

Materials and methods: The anatomopathological reports of the patients who were treated by the Orthopedic Oncology Sector of the Orthopedic and Traumatology Department of this institution were retrospectively evaluated.

Results: Of the 148 patients included for evaluation in the present study, only 1 presented contamination by neoplastic cells in his biopsy pathway.

Conclusion: The bone biopsy procedure in patients with primary bone sarcomas presents great safety regarding pathway contamination when performed in specialized centers that treat this type of pathology.

Keywords: Ewing sarcoma; biopsy; osteosarcoma.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflitos de interesse Os autores declaram não haver conflitos de interesse.

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Appearance of a patient diagnosed with osteosarcoma presenting in A) radiography showing an osteoblastic lesion, cortical rupture and soft parts extension; and B) disease spreading through the anterior cruciate ligament.
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Aspecto de um paciente com diagnóstico de osteossarcoma que apresenta em A) radiografia com lesão osteoblástica, ruptura da cortical e extensão para partes moles; e B) disseminação da doença através do ligamento cruzado anterior.
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