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1Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
Abstract:
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.
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