Department of Musculoskeletal Oncology and Orthopedic Surgery
Medical services and specialties
We specialize in medical treatment of orthopedic-related tumor. Benign, malignant and tumor-like diseases including metastatic bone tumor are targeted. Diagnosis / treatment are confirmed jointly with relevant departments. We mainly provide surgical treatment and joint surgery with the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, and the Department of Surgery, etc., when needed. We also hold joint conference of sarcoma center including the Departments of Primary Unknown and Rare Cancers, Pediatric Oncology, Oncology Medicine, Radiation Oncology, etc.
Target diseases
So-called orthopedic tumors and tumor-like diseases are targeted. Benign diseases include non-ossifying fibroma, fibrous bone dysplasia, bone giant cell tumor, eosinophilic granuloma, bone cyst, aneurysmoid bone cyst, lipoma, hemangioma, schwannoma, pigmented villous nodule synovitis, and malignancy does osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, Ewing sarcoma, chordoma, liposarcoma, undifferentiated neuroectodermal tumor, synovial sarcoma, leiomyosarcoma and so on. For metastatic bone tumors, all cancers are targeted. Consultation of primary lesion detection for primary unknown cancer bone metastases is available.
Physicians in charge
Professor
Tomoaki Torigoe
- Specialty area
- Bone and soft tissue tumor, diagnostic imaging of bone and soft tissue tumor, frozen autogenous bone grafting, navigation surgery
- Credentials
- Japanese Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Doctor of Medical Science
Professor
Yasuo Yazawa
- Specialty area
- Bone and soft tissue tumor
- Credentials
- Japanese Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Doctor of Medical Science