著者：Robert K. Heck Jr and Patrick C. Toy
A team comprising an orthopaedic surgeon, radiologist, pathologist, radiation oncologist, and medical oncologist is necessary to treat the spectrum of musculoskeletal tumors. Other surgical specialists frequently are required, such as a vascular surgeon, thoracic surgeon, or plastic surgeon. The orthopaedic surgeon must be well versed in the principles of oncologic surgery, and the radiologist and pathologist should have a special interest in bone and soft-tissue tumors. The medical oncologist coordinates the adjuvant therapies and becomes the primary physician for a patient who has a metastatic tumor.
