Section I: Evaluation of Musculoskeletal Tumors
Chapter 1: Clinical Presentation of Bone Tumors
Chapter 2: Clinical Presentation of Soft-Tissue Tumors
Chapter 3: Musculoskeletal Radiology and Imaging of Tumors
Chapter 4: Biopsy
Chapter 5: Tumor-Mimicking Lesions—Tumor Simulators
Section II: Pediatric and Young Adult Bone Tumors
Chapter 6: Latent Bone Lesions in Children
Chapter 7: Active and Aggressive Benign Bone Lesionsin Children and Young Adults
Chapter 8: Bone Malignancies in Children andYoung Adults
Section III: Bone Tumors in Older Adults
Chapter 9: Myeloma and Metastatic Bone Disease
Chapter 10: Bone Sarcomas in Adults, Chondrosarcoma and Chondrogenic Tumor Syndromes
Section IV: Soft-Tissue Tumors
Chapter 11: Benign Soft-Tissue Tumors
Chapter 12: Soft-Tissue Sarcomas
Section V: Anatomic-Specific Considerations
Chapter 13: Intra-Articular Lesions
Chapter 14: Spine Tumors
Chapter 15: Tumors of the Hands and Feet
Biography
Matthew T. Wallace, MD, MBA is an orthopaedic oncologist with the National Center for Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors and Assistant Professor of Oncology at Georgetown University Medical Center. After undergraduate studies at the University of Virginia, he completed his medical degree at Emory University, Masters in business administration and orthopaedic surgery residency at George Washington University, and fellowship in musculoskeletal oncology at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Wallace’s research efforts and publications are focused on bridging specialist oncology practices with generalists in the community to promote safer clinical practices. Dr. Wallace is a passionate educator of students and physicians and a highly popular lecturer at the regional and national levels.
Frank J. Frassica, MD, is a world leader in teaching the concepts of oncology. He has published over 150 peer-reviewed publications and 5 books. He received the American Orthopaedic Association Distinguished Educator Award. He gives review courses both nationally and internationally.
“This is a great, easy-to-use handbook for practicing clinicians to use in evaluating and clarifying the probable diagnosis of musculoskeletal tumors and when to refer.”
© Doody’s Review Service, 2020, Mark R Hutchinson, MD (University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine)
