An Interview with Orthopaedic Oncologist Dr. Vincent Ng
Dr. Vincent Ng is an orthopaedic oncologist with the University of Maryland Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center and an Assistant Professor or Orthopaedics with the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Dr. Ng specializes in treating bone cancer and soft tissue sarcoma. Below he answers common questions about orthopaedic oncology.
What is an orthopaedic oncologist? How do they differ from surgical oncologists?
“An orthopaedic oncologist specializes in bone and soft tissue tumors. I treat any adult or pediatric patient with any bone or soft tissue tumor/lesion/mass, whether benign or malignant, whether it is...
Source: Life in a Medical Center - June 2, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: UMMC Tags: Cancer Doctors bone cancer oncology orthopedics Source Type: blogs
There are protons in Europe, too
Speaking of proton beams, while they populate like rabbits in the US based on a financial model that includes overpayment for prostate irradiation, there are real debates going on in Europe about their efficacy. Here are excerpts from an article from the British Medical Journal:Critics say the NHS should not be spending so much money on a treatment that has not been subjected to randomised controlled trials and for which there is little evidence of long term efficacy or safety. In April, an article in the BMJ questioned whether the government’s £250m investment was premature. “For most indications,” report...
Source: Running a hospital - September 6, 2013 Category: Health Managers Source Type: blogs
Enchondroma-MRI
54 years old male with pain in the lower thigh with radiolucent medullary lesion on X-ray shows on MRI : large complex lobulated heterogenously altered signal intensity central medullary lesion is suggested in the lower femoral metadiaphyseal location with peripheral satellite foci within the proximity of the old epiphyseal plate with no expansion or pathological fracture or cortical abnormality or soft tissue involvement, representing possibly enchondroma.
Teaching points by Dr.M.G.K.Murthy, Mr.Abdul Hamed, Mr.Maniyam:
Incidental enchondroma of the femur is seen ...
Source: Sumer's Radiology Site - March 13, 2013 Category: Radiologists Authors: Sumer Sethi Source Type: blogs
