Musculoskeletal Oncology

Musculoskeletal oncology is the care of primary bone and soft tissues tumors, both benign and malignant, and also those afflicted with metastatic bone disease.

Dr. Matthew R. DiCaprio, working with a team of oncologists, pathologists, radiologists and surgeons at Ellis Medicine, treats sacromas and other rare tumors in the musculoskeletal system that typically occur in children or young adults. This treatment includes:

• Any bone or soft tissue lesions in the musculoskeletal system
• All ages: infants through geriatrics
• All types of tumors - benign, malignant, and metastatic

Office visits for new tumor evaluation within 2-3 office days

Some of the more commonly treated conditions:

• Malignant bone tumors, Osteosarcoma, Ewing’s sarcoma,
  Chondrosarcoma
• Benign bone tumors - Osteoid osteoma, Giant cell tumor of bone,
• Fibrous dysplasia, Nonossifing fibromas, Enchondromas, Bone cysts
• Soft tissue sarcomas - Malignant fibrous histiocytoma,
• Liposarcoma, Synovial sarcoma
• Benign soft tissue lesions - Lipomas, Hemangiomas
• Metastatic bone disease and myeloma
• Special techniques utilized - Limb salvage, Prophylactic fixation of impending bone lesions, Radiofrequency ablation, Argon beam coagulation for benign bone tumors

For more information about Musculoskeletal Oncology and the work of Dr. Matthew R. DiCaprio at Ellis Medicine,
please call 518.243.3213.