Orthopaedic Tumour Service
Our team of specialty-trained orthopaedic surgeons has extensive experience and expertise in musculoskeletal tumours. We provide a careful yet aggressive approach to tumour diagnosis, imaging, and treatment in an environment where patient’s communication is key.
We are committed to providing you with the most comprehensive care and education with regards to bone and soft tissue tumours.
We understand that having a bone and soft tissue tumour is a stressful situation and we want to work together with you and your family to diagnose and treat within the best of our abilities.
The team strives to accommodate the patient's needs and emotional concerns, while providing optimum tumour care.
We have a team of dedicated and experienced doctors who specialize in:-
- Diagnosis and treatment of benign and malignant bone and soft tissue tumours
- Reconstruction of severe bone and soft tissue loss due to tumour/ degenerative/ surgical conditions including mega-prosthetic reconstruction, major flap surgery and use of microsurgical techniques
- Limb salvage surgery for malignant bone and soft-tissue sarcomas or life threatening infections like necrotizing fasciitis
- Palliative and prophylactic stabilization surgeries for end stage musculoskeletal tumours with existing or potential pathological fractures
- Complex pelvic resections and reconstruction surgeries including hemi-pelvectomy/hemi-hemicorporectomy
We adopt a multi-disciplinary approach to with close collaboration with pathologists, radiologists, medical and radiation oncologist in providing diagnosis, imaging and treatment in the form of chemotherapy, radiation therapy for bone and soft tissue tumours.
MRI scan of a right thigh Leiomyosarcoma
Early detection, accurate diagnosis and appropriate treatment is the key in any cancer conditions - An approach that is available at our hospital.
 | Name : Cheng Hern Wang, Mathew
Designation : Consultant Credentials : MBBS (S'pore), FRCS (Edin) FAMS (Ortho) Subspeciality : Head of Tumour Service |
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