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Query: UMLS:C0851184 (
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Adamantinoma of long bones
is a rare, primary bone tumor of controversial histogenesis, usually arising in the anterior midshaft of the tibia. This slowly growing, radiolucent, expansile tumor eventually causes
thinning
or destruction of overlying cortical bone. Fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) is a rapid, safe, and relatively painless means of obtaining diagnostic material from bone tumors, provided the mass has eroded through or markedly attenuated the overlying cortex. A case is presented of primary adamantinoma of the tibia which was sampled first by FNAB and subsequently by surgical biopsy.
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PMID:Fine-needle aspiration biopsy of tibial adamantinoma: a case report. 245 80
