Question 2346
{"accessible":false,"alternatives":[{"id":11582,"text":"avoid traversing through an uninvolved compartment or joint when performing a biopsy on suspected bone tumor lesions"},{"id":11583,"text":"risk of tumor seeding is lower with percutaneous biopsy via multiple passes than with open biopsy"},{"id":11584,"text":"risk of tumor seeding is lower with percutaneous co-axial bone biopsy than with open biopsy"},{"id":11585,"text":"tumor seeding only occurs with biopsy of a sarcomatous lesion"}],"archived":false,"correctAlternativeId":11585,"explanation":"\u003cp\u003eTumor seeding can occur with the biopsy of sarcomatous or metastatic bone lesions. The risk of tumor seeding is lowest with percutaneous co-axial biopsies, followed by percutaneous biopsy via multiple passes, and lastly, open biopsy.\u003c/p\u003e","id":2346,"imageUrl":null,"imageAttribution":null,"imageAttributionCaseInfo":null,"firstQuestionPath":"/questions/2350","nextQuestionPath":null,"relatedArticles":[{"id":39926,"title":"Radiofrequency ablation","link":"/articles/radiofrequency-ablation?lang=us"},{"id":52100,"title":"CT guided bone biopsy","link":"/articles/ct-guided-bone-biopsy?lang=us"},{"id":92759,"title":"Cryoablation","link":"/articles/cryoablation?lang=us"},{"id":71016,"title":"Microwave ablation","link":"/articles/microwave-ablation?lang=us"}],"alsoUsedIn":[{"id":1277,"kind":"Course","title":"2022 Virtual Conference Private Use - page 1277","link":"https://radiopaedia.org/courses/2022-virtual-conference-private-use/pages/1277"},{"id":1277,"kind":"Course","title":"Interventional Radiology Lectures - page 1277","link":"https://radiopaedia.org/courses/interventional-radiology-lectures/pages/1277"}],"stem":"\u003cp\u003eWhich of the following is \u003cstrong\u003eFALSE\u003c/strong\u003e regarding tumor seeding from bone biopsies?\u003c/p\u003e","menuLinks":[{"text":"Report problem with question","url":"https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfO3soWYhOjJ7yErSysyCe5V4A1CqW7WK3rDA7MtAkecMGqNw/viewform?entry.1624461248\u0026entry.553583435=https://radiopaedia.org/questions/2346"}],"attemptsPercentages":[{"alternativeId":"11584","percentage":7},{"alternativeId":"11585","percentage":61},{"alternativeId":"11583","percentage":19},{"alternativeId":"11582","percentage":13}],"promptToLogin":false,"questionManager":false,"articleId":"pulmonary-cement-embolism"}