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To the Editor: With regard to the article by Clark et al. (Aug. 18 issue),¹ we would like to call attention to the usefulness of fine-needle aspiration biopsy for soft-tissue sarcoma. In their article, the authors point out that fine-needle aspiration biopsy is useful for the diagnosis of metastatic or recurrent lesions. Although we concur, we and others^2,3,4,5 have found this technique to be remarkably reliable in the diagnosis of primary soft-tissue sarcoma. The accurate typing and grading of a large proportion of sarcomas are feasible. This is especially true if additional cellular material is collected by extra needle passes . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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