SARC Multidisciplinary Tumor Board (SMTB) Updates

The SARC Multidisciplinary Tumor Board (SMTB) meets the second Friday of every month at 1:00 pm ET. Each case that has been presented has provided captivating dialogue. Since inception, we have discussed 21 cases that include:  

• 36-year-old male who had abdominal swelling that was thought to be a hernia was diagnosed with low grade GIST.
• 20-year-old female who presented with an aggressive mass in her upper thigh and was diagnosed with synovial sarcoma.
• 78-year-old female who presented with a sharp pain in the left groin area and had left thigh fullness. After a biopsy of the left thigh nodule patient was diagnosed with undifferentiated spindle cell sarcoma, high grade.
• 50-year-old female was diagnosed with EHE of the liver after CT scan found 10-12 lesions on the patient’s liver.
• 16-year-old female seen for acute onset or right upper quadrant pain associated with sweating, fevers, and pallor. MRI identified a large mass in the liver. Patient was diagnosed with myxoid pleomorphic liposarcoma.

The SMTB enables physicians from all over the world to seek advice from sarcoma specialists.