UP-Musculoskeletal

Convenor: 
Edward HM Wang, MD
Objective: 

To establish a musculoskeletal tumor clinic where all tumor and tumor-like cases, whether bony or soft tissue, of the spine and extremities, referred to the Department of Orthopedics, UP-PGH, are treated.

Ongoing Projects: 
  • Soft Tissue Sarcoma in the Asia Pacific Region (STAR) Program.
  • Risk Factors for Recurrence after Intralesional Surgery for Giant Cell Tumor.
  • Survival rates in non-metastatic Filipino Osteogenic sarcoma patients receiving complete treatment.
  • Metastatic patterns in Osteosarcoma in Filipino patients.
  • The elation of tumor necrosis and survival among pediatric osteosarcoma: A 5-year retrospective study in the Philippine General Hospital.