The multidisciplinary management of bone and soft tissue sarcoma: an essential organizational framework.
The rarity of bone and soft tissue sarcoma, the difficulty in interpretation of imaging and histology, the plethora of treatment modalities, and the complexity and intensity of the treatment contribute to the need for systematic multidisciplinary team management of patients with these diseases. An integrated multidisciplinary clinic and team with a structured sarcoma tumor board facilitate team coordination and communication. This paper reviews the rationale for multidisciplinary management of sarcoma and details the operational structure of the Multidisciplinary Sarcoma Clinic and Sarcoma Tumor Board. The structured Multidisciplinary Sarcoma Tumor Board provides opportunity for improvement in logistics, teaching, quality, and enrollment in clinical trials.
Department of Orthopedics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Geoffrey W
GW
Siegel
Department of Orthopedics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
J Sybil
JS
Biermann
Department of Medical Oncology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Rashmi
R
Chugh
Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Jon A
JA
Jacobson
Department of Pathology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
David
D
Lucas
Department of Radiation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Mary
M
Feng
Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Andrew C
AC
Chang
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Sean R
SR
Smith
Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Sandra L
SL
Wong
Department of Orthopedics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Jill
J
Hasen
collaborative approach; sarcoma; sarcoma care; sarcoma tumor board