The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and Birmingham Women’s and Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust together run a world class sarcoma service, providing the very highest quality of care to patients with sarcoma.
The three Trusts make up The Birmingham Sarcoma Service (BSS), which provides specialist care for patients both regionally and nationally with all types and stages of soft tissue and bone sarcoma. Find out more on the Birmingham Sarcoma Service website:
What is sarcoma?
Sarcomas are tumours that arise from cells that make up connective tissue such as bone, cartilage, blood vessels, muscle, fatty tissue and nerves. They can develop at any site in the body and there are many different types of sarcoma.
The causes of most sarcomas are unknown but are very occasionally hereditary.
Despite the many different sub-types of sarcoma, the general pattern of treatment is similar. Surgery is commonly viewed as the best option. Chemotherapy may be used if the type of sarcoma is known to be responsive, and there are circumstances when radiotherapy may offer benefits.
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Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
Mindelsohn Way
Edgbaston
Birmingham, B15 2GW
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Last reviewed: 01 July 2024