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Needle tract seeding of a sclerosing epithelioid fibrosarcoma in a biopsy tract: a case report.

Masafumi KawaiShinji MiwaNorio YamamotoKatsuhiro HayashiAkihiko TakeuchiKentaro IgarashiYuta TaniguchiYoshihiro ArakiHirotaka YonezawaTakayuki NojimaHiroyuki Tsuchiya
Published in: BMC musculoskeletal disorders (2023)
The recurrent tumor was excised with a surgical margin, and the tumor specimen had the histological features of a sclerosing epithelioid fibrosarcoma. It was difficult to investigate the association of the core needle biopsy with the tumor recurrence because the approach of the biopsy tract is usually same as that used in a tumor excision. However, the present case indicated the tumor may recur in the biopsy tract of a soft tissue sarcoma. Surgeons should be aware of the possibility of disseminating tumor tissues in a needle biopsy.
Keyphrases
  • ultrasound guided
  • fine needle aspiration