Orthopaedic Oncology

Our orthopaedic oncology specialists diagnose and treat tumors and tumor-like conditions that affect bones and soft tissues. Soft tissues include muscles, tendons, ligaments, fat, and peripheral nerves.

We are a primary part of the Sarcoma and Connective Tissue Oncology Program at Dartmouth Cancer Center and Dartmouth Health. Our team of expert physicians and nurses come from various oncology-related fields with specialized training in treating sarcomas and other tumors of the connective tissues.

Conditions we treat

We provide treatment for a wide range of non-cancerous and cancerous tumors and tumor-like conditions.

Benign (non-cancerous) bone tumors

  • Aneurysmal bone cysts
  • Enchondroma
  • Fibrous dysplasia
  • Giant cell tumor of bone
  • Hemangioma of bone
  • Non-ossifying fibroma (fibrous cortical defect, fibroxanthoma)
  • Osteochondroma
  • Osteoid osteoma
  • Osteofibrous dysplasia
  • Periosteal chondroma
  • Other benign bone tumors

Benign (non-cancerous) soft-tissue tumors

  • Angioma
  • Hemangioma
  • Lipoma
  • Leiomyoma
  • Neurilemomma/schwannoma
  • Neurofibroma
  • Rhabdomyoma
  • Synovial chondromatosis
  • Tenosynovial giant cell tumor (previously called PVNS and giant cell tumor of tendon sheath)
  • Other benign soft-tissue tumors

Bone sarcomas (cancers)

  • Adamantinoma
  • Chondrosarcoma
  • Ewing’s sarcoma
  • Fibrosarcoma of bone
  • Osteosarcoma
  • Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma of bone

Soft-tissue sarcomas (cancers)

  • Angiosarcoma
  • Alveolar soft parts sarcoma
  • Clear cell sarcoma
  • Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans
  • Epithelioid sarcoma
  • Fibrosarcoma
  • Hemangiopericytoma
  • Liposarcoma
  • Leiomyosarcoma
  • Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNSTs)
  • Myxofibrosarcoma
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma
  • Synovial sarcoma
  • Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma
  • Other soft-tissue sarcomas

Our team

Our team includes physicians with expertise specific to sarcomas in medical oncology, surgical oncology, orthopaedic oncology, radiation oncology, radiology, and pathology, and nurses with a dedicated interest in sarcoma.

Learn more

To learn more about the Sarcoma and Connective Tissue Oncology Program at the Dartmouth Cancer Center, please refer to the following links: