Overview
About this Course
The UCSF Ortho Oncology Core provides educational content related to orthopaedic surgery for Oncology specialty.
Requirements
The UCSF Ortho Oncology Core is meant to be an educational resource for orthopaedic trainees. Learners should be practicing surgeons or surgeons in training.
Course Staff
Faculty Contributor:
Dr. Rosanna Wustrack
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Diagnosis of Soft Tissue Tumors
Learning Objectives
- Understand the core elements of a pathology report
- Recognize common histological features of soft-tissue tumors
- Describe histologic features that distinguish benign and malignant soft-tissue tumors
Recorded Lecture
Imaging of Soft Tissue Tumors
Learning Objectives
- Review imaging findings and general imaging characteristics of benign and malignant soft tissue tumors, with a focus on MR findings
- Describe tissue-specific signal characteristics of benign and malignant soft tissue tumors
- Beyond diagnosis: describe concepts of tumor margins/infiltration, treatment monitoring, and recurrence
- Develop a differential diagnosis for soft tissue tumors based on imaging
Recorded Lecture
Management of Soft Tissue Tumors
Radiation therapy for Soft Tissue Sarcoma Learning objectives
Learning objectives
- Understand essentials of radiation biology and delivery
- Distinguish between various intervention modalities for soft tissue sarcoma, including:
- Conventional radiotherapy
- Intraoperative (IORT/BT) radiotherapy
- Palliative/metastasis-directed radiotherapy