Review Article

Current Concepts in the Biopsy of Musculoskeletal Tumors

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Sagittal MRI T2 (a), coronal MRI T1 (b), and axial MRI fat sat (c) scans of the right foot show heterogeneous intratumoral hypointensive signal on T1 and hyperintensive signal on T2. Incisional biopsy is made by (d) a small longitudinal incision between the second and third metatarsals; then (e) once the tumor capsule is found, (f) the tissue sampling is done with cold knife. Diagnosis: soft tissue chondroma.
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