Concepts in Musculoskeletal Bone and Soft Tissue Biopsy

Abstract

Imaging-guided needle biopsy of musculoskeletal lesions is a high-yield and low-risk procedure that can be used for definitive characterization of indeterminate bone and soft tissue lesions. Familiarity with the preprocedural, technical, and postprocedural steps is vital for the appropriate management of these cases. Biopsy request triage requires an awareness of definitively benign conditions and other tumor mimics. A complete clinical, laboratory, and imaging work-up is essential for procedural planning and determining pathologic concordance. Consultation with an orthopaedic oncologist is a requisite step to ensure maximizing biopsy yield and to avoid interference with any future limb-sparing surgical intervention. Knowledge of the equipment, pertinent medications, and appropriate biopsy technique can minimize the risk of periprocedural complications. Finally, the radiologist may be required to discuss the concordance of histopathology with preprocedure imaging, perform repeat image-guided biopsy, and carefully interpret sarcoma surveillance imaging examinations.

Keywords

biopsy - sarcoma - tumor

Publication History

Article published online:
22 December 2021

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