Has the Scottish Managed Clinical Network for Sarcoma influenced the survival outcomes for primary malignant bone tumours?

ABSTRACT: Primary malignant bone tumours (PMBT) are rare. We have reviewed patient outcomes in Scotland over a 20 year period and provided an update on the principles of current management strategies for the non-specialist practitioner. The Scottish Managed Clinical Network for Sarcoma (MCN) connects the three main management centres for sarcoma in Scotland: Glasgow, Aberdeen and Edinburgh. Prior to the formation of the MCN, all centres were connected via the Scottish Bone Tumour Registry (SBTR), where they would meet on a quarterly basis and all the bone/soft tissue tumour cases were discussed retrospectively. The MCN was introduced in 2006. Our primary aims were to assess the impact of the MCN on patient outcomes and to update clinicians on the recognition, assessment and staging of PMBT. A second

SUBMITTER: MacDonald F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6423303 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature