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Current Case:
13-yrs old with a proximal tibial, bone forming, aggressive lesion, likely osteosarcoma with one failed biopsy.
What do you biopsy? How? Why?
The video discusses the case and the thought behind the path chosen and the final diagnosis.
Region: Musculoskeletal
Age: 13 years
Findings: Bone forming lesion
Lesion Biopsied: Proximal tibia
Size of Lesion: -
Gun: 14G long BARD, 20 mm throw
No of cores: 10 - 3-4-3 from each site
Sedation: Yes
Position & Approach: Prone, three sites
Time Taken (marker to wash-out): 21 mins
Complication: None
Level of Difficulty: 3/4
Diagnosis: Osteosarcoma
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