Is Core Needle Biopsy Reliable in Differentiating Between Aggressive Benign and Malignant Radiolucent Bone Tumors?

CONCLUSIONS: These data suggest that CNBs are useful as an initial diagnostic test for ABC and telangiectatic osteosarcoma. Tissue from outside CNBs can be read reliably without repeat biopsy. If confirmed by other institutions, CNB may be considered a reasonable approach to the diagnosis of aggressive, radiolucent lesions of bone.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level III, diagnostic study.
PMID: 29529643 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research - March 1, 2018 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Hegde V, Burke ZDC, Park HY, Zoller SD, Johansen D, Kelley BV, Levine B, Motamedi K, Federman NC, Seeger LL, Nelson SD, Bernthal NM Tags: Clin Orthop Relat Res Source Type: research