Biopsy of Vertebral Tumour Metastasis for Diagnosing Unknown Primaries

Purpose. To examine patients with vertebral tumour metastasis using transpedicular biopsy for diagnosing unknown primary tumours. Methods. 13 men and 8 women aged 41 to 80 (mean, 61) years with vertebral tumour metastasis of unknown primary origin underwent transpedicular biopsy of the affected vert...

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Main Authors: Orhan Buyukbebeci, Gunhan Karakurum, Ediz Tutar, Akif Gulec, Omer Arpacioglu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2010-12-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/230949901001800321