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A J Aboulafia
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Obtaining tissue for diagnosis of bone and soft-tissue tumors is one of the goals of all biopsies. The biopsy, however, must be well planned so as to avoid creating inadvertent tumor spread, thereby compromising the ability to perform limb-sparing resectional surgery.

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BiopsyBone NeoplasmsHemostasisHumansIatrogenic DiseaseNeoplasms, Connective and Soft TissueSarcomaJournal ArticleReview

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A J Aboulafia. 1999. Biopsy.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10098086/

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