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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 94-B, Issue SUPP_III | Pages 70 - 70
1 Feb 2012
Watts A Teoh K Beggs I Porter D
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This study investigates the experience of one treatment centre with routine surveillance MRI following excision of sarcoma. Casenotes, MRI and histology reports for fifty-nine patients were reviewed. The primary outcome was the presence of local tumour recurrence and whether this was identified on surveillance or interval scanning. Forty-eight patients had a diagnosis of soft tissue sarcoma, the remaining 11 a primary bone tumour. Fifteen patients had local recurrence (25%). Eight were identified on surveillance scan, and the remaining 7 required interval scans.

Surveillance scanning has a role in the early detection of local recurrence of bone and soft tissue sarcoma.