Sarcoma Service The Sarcoma service at UHB provides comprehensive care to the complex group of patients at secondary and tertiary care level with a wide range of sarcomas from the West Midlands and beyond. The bony sarcoma as managed at Royal Orthopaedic Hospital and Trunk, Head and neck sarcomas are managed at Queen Elizabeth Hospital. The department combines provision of a clinical service with an active, clinical research programme. The services we provide are nationally and internationally recognised include those for patients with bone, soft tissue sarcomas, Abdominal and retroperitoneal sarcoma (MARSU), Head and neck sarcomas The service is primarily based in Royal Orthopaedic Hospital with a weekly theatre session and a busy outpatient clinic, seeing dedicated plastic surgery patients and joint with orthopaedic colleagues in combined planning and decision making.
There are ad hoc theatre sessions both in ROH and QEHB providing reconstructive cover for the limb and MARSU units. The centre also has a weekly MDT at ROH provide multiple opportunities for education and planning treatment for these patients. The department works in close collaboration with orthopaedic oncologists, General surgery sarcoma surgeons, radiologists, pathologists, Clinical nurse specialists and ad hoc operating with colorectal surgeons, urologists and any other speciality depending on their specialisation. It gives a broad exposure for reconstruction involving all parts of the body using all different methods of reconstruction including Free flaps.
Inpatient Services Majority of in patients are based in ROH and the sarcoma fellow is primarily responsible in providing safe pre and post operative care and also actively involved in the planning of resection and reconstruction.