[Biopsy and surgical treatment of soft tissue tumors]

Rev Med Suisse Romande. 2004 Sep;124(9):583-7.
[Article in French]

Abstract

When a soft tissue tumor is initially misdiagnosed as a simple trauma or a mass, treatment may be adversely affected by the delay in diagnosis or an inappropriate invasive procedure that results in extension of a probable malignant tumor. Patients with soft tissue tumors present a diagnostic challenge to the clinician. A systematic approach to the evaluation and biopsy is necessary in order to minimize diagnostic errors and biopsy complications. With a multidisciplinary approach and adequate surgical management, the prognosis with a five-year survival rate can be excellent.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy / methods
  • Humans
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / surgery*