Orthopaedic oncology for the nononcologist orthopaedist: introduction and common errors to avoid
Ward, W.G.
Instructional Course Lectures 48: 577-586
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 0065-6895 PMID: 10098085 Document Number: 509708
A number of the more frequently encountered diagnostic and management errors and pitfalls have been discussed. However, if a physician will recognize his or her own limits and will always consider the diagnostic possibility of a neoplastic process, then appropriate steps can usually be taken, improving the patient's health care. The following chapters will outline the appropriate steps in the evaluation and work-up of patients with suspected tumors, as well as the currently recommended approach for biopsy, treatment, and follow-up.