7. Orthopaedic Oncology

Accredited Centers for 1^st Part of Training: 

Important deciding factors are present of supporting facilities such as:

• MRI
• Oncologist (medical and radiation)
• Radionuclid scan facility
• Bone and tissue bank (preferably)

1.   Hospital Kota Bharu with networking to HUSM

2.  Hospital Kuala Lumpur / Putrajaya       3. Hospital Pandan, Johor

4. Hospital Umum Kuching Sarawak with UNIMAS

Affiliated Centers: - HUSM, University Hospital , UNIMAS

Training Contents

First year:

• Principles of surgical oncology
• Principles of biopsy
• Oncology attachment- medical and radiotherapy (1 month)
• Musculoskeletal imaging attachment (1 month)
• Basic musculoskeletal tumour pathology attachment (1 month)
• Benign and malignant musculoskeletal (bone and soft tissue) tumours and their management
• Principles of soft tissue coverage
• Principles of arthroplasty (1 month attachment in arthroplasty unit) – optional.
• Rehabilitation
• Psychology in cancer patients
• Counseling in cancer patients
• Cancer pain management

Procedures allowed:

·         Biopsy of bone and soft tissue tumours

·         Excision of benign soft tissue tumours

·         Benign bone tumour surgical procedures

·         Assist in malignant bone and soft tissue tumour surgery

Second year:

• Advance/complex oncology resection and reconstruction procedures in various anatomical regions (including spine- with spine surgeon)
• Management of surgical oncology complications
• Management of chemotherapy complications
• Management of radiation complications
• Revision procedures in fail oncology reconstructive surgery
• Principles of oncology amputation
• Management of local recurrence
• Management of skeletal metastasis (including spine)

Procedures allowed:

• Excision of malignant bone and soft tissue tumours
• Reconstructive surgery
• Excision and reconstruction in skeletal metastasis
• Amputation in oncology patients
• Revision surgery