Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume · 1949 · 29 citations · 1 references
MedicineRadiation OncologySurgeryOncologic SurgeryRadiobiologySurgical OncologyBone PathologyBone Tumor SurgeryBone TumorsOsseous SurgeryOsteoclast BiologyRadiation TherapyBenign Bone Tumor SurgeryBone Biopsy DiagnosisBone DiagnosisBone Tumor BiopsyOsteolytic Bone Lesions
The problems of diagnosis and treatment of osteoclastoma are considered. The importance of full investigation, and the advantages of drill biopsy in confirming the diagnosis, are discussed. Treatment by radiation is believed to be better than treatment by surgical measures. Curettage and excision are unnecessary. Amputation for benign osteoclastoma is unjustifiable.
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Charles F. Geschickter, Murray M. Copeland, Dean Lewis et al. · The American Journal of the Medical Sciences · 1932 · 422 citations