The Sarcoma Institute at Menorah Medical Center

Howard Rosenthal, MD

Howard G. Rosenthal, MD

Midwest Cancer Care at Menorah Medical Center is home to the Sarcoma Institute, a regional center of excellence where a multidisciplinary team focuses on care and treatment of bone and soft tissue tumors. The Sarcoma Institute is led by Howard G. Rosenthal, MD, a fellowship-trained, board-certified and nationally recognized surgeon.

The Sarcoma Institute at Menorah Medical Center was established to treat tumors and tumor-like conditions of the musculoskeletal system. Malignant tumors of bone and soft tissues are known as Sarcomas and are derived from tissues that make up the connective tissues or structural supportive tissues of the body. This includes bone, muscle, fat, nerves, blood vessels, and cartilage. They can arise from any location in the body and all age ranges can be afflicted with the disease.

While sarcomas are considered very rare cancers, approximately 11,000 Americans are diagnosed with the disease each year. This represents 1 percent of all cancers in the United States. However among children, sarcoma represents 15 to 20 percent of all childhood cancers. At the Sarcoma Institute at Menorah Medical Center, our staff and physicians treat both children and adults in a multi-modality team approach, to provide the best care, education, and respect to our patients and their families. Sarcomas treated at the Sarcoma Institute include:

Allied Diseases of tissues

  • Pigmented villonodular synovitis
  • Fibrous dysplasia
  • Osteomyelitis
  • Unicameral bone cyst

Benign Soft Tissue Tumors

  • Lipoma
  • Hemangioma
  • Fibroma
  • Giant cell tumor of tendon

Malignant Soft Tissue tumors

  • Liposarcoma
  • Leiomyosarcoma
  • Myxofibrosarcoma
  • Malignant nerve tumors
  • Fibrosarcoma
  • Synovial sarcoma
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma

Benign Bone Tumors

  • Aneurysmal bone cyst
  • Giant Cell Tumor
  • Osteoid osteoma
  • Chondroblastoma
  • Chondromyxoid fibroma
  • Enchondroma
  • Osteochondroma
  • Osteoblastoma
  • Non-ossifying fibroma
  • Fibrous cortical defect

Malignant Bone Tumors

  • Osteosarcoma
  • Ewing’s sarcoma
  • Chondrosarcoma
  • Multiple myeloma
  • Metastatic cancer to bone

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The Sarcoma Institute also surgically treats metastatic carcinoma to the bone, such as breast, kidney, prostate, thyroid and lung as well as malignancies of the soft tissue.

Location

Find us in the medical office building at Menorah Medical Center. It’s adjacent to the hospital, providing easy access for both patients and physicians.

For additional information, visit sarcomasource.com.

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