Sarcoma Specialist Centres

Specialized centers with multi-disciplinary teams: A must in sarcomas!

What is a sarcoma centre?

Sarcomas are rare. It is therefore very important to find physicians who have experience with this disease. These are the criteria a sarcoma centre should fulfill:

  • A multidisciplinary sarcoma medical team consisting of all specialties including surgical (orthopaedic, general, reconstructive), medical oncologists, radiation oncologists (radiotherapy), diagnostic radiologists, pathologists, oncology nurses and rehabilitation services.
  • Access to thoracic surgical specialists (to treat lung metastases), intervention radiology (e.g. RFA), and genomic testing. Referral networks giving patients access to ILP (isolated limb perfusion) and proton beam therapy.
  • Sarcoma conferences (e.g. Tumor Board), where sarcoma group members meet regularly to discuss patient care issues.
  • Patient enrollment in clinical trials.
  • Links to a sarcoma-oriented medical organization, such as the Connective Tissue Oncology Society (CTOS).

Add-On:

  • Publications concerning sarcoma in peer-reviewed journals.
  • Strong support personnel such as social workers, psychologists and psychiatrists.
  • Sarcoma support group desired.

Find more information about the importance of sarcoma centres here or watch our video on Youtube or at the top of this page.

 

Where can I find a sarcoma centre?

SPAEN is in the process of setting up a list of sarcoma centers or centers with sarcoma expertise per country.
Please note: The criteria for sarcoma centers differ sometimes significantly from country to country. In many countries, no official certification process is in place or currently undergoing. Please also know, that this list does not claim to be exhaustive and is work in progress. If you cannot find a sarcoma center in your country, please get in touch with your national patient advocacy group.

 

Australia
(and New Zealand)  
Austria
Belgium
Denmark
Germany

Please be aware that a significant number of centers are currently undergoing certification process and might not be listed yet!
Finland
  • Helsinki University Central Hospital, Carl Blomqvist: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • Turku University Central Hospital. Paula Lindholm: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • Tampere University Hospital, Kaisa Sunela: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • Oulu University Hospital, Raija Kallio: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
France
Iceland
  • Landspitali University Hospital Reykjavik, Halldór Jónsson jr: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Italy

Listed and provided by Rete Sarcoma Onlus
New Zealand
(and Australia)
Norway
  • The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Kirsten Sundby Hall: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Nina Jebsen: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • St. Olavs hospital Trondheim: Heidi Knobel: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Poland
Portugal
  • Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto
    Largo Prof. Abel Salazar, 4099-001 Porto
    Telef: +351 222 077 500
    Prof. Dr. António Araújo: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
    Dr. Manuel Magalhães: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
    Dra. Eugénia Rosendo
Russia
  • Federal State Budgetary Institution
    «N.N. Blokhin Medical Research Center of Oncology» of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (N.N.Blokhin NMRCO)
    Moscow (Russia)
    Anastasia Tararykova MD
    Soft Tissue Sarcoma and Bone Tumors Department
    Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Scandinavia
  • Scandinavian Sarcoma Group,
    SSG Secretary: Eva-Mari Olofsson: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Spain

CENTROS DE REFERENCIA (CSUR) /REFERRAL CENTERS (CSUR):

  • Hospital Sant Pau (Barcelona)
    Ana Sebio: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - Oncólogo Médico
    Sra. Sonia Casanova: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - Gestora de casos de la Unidad Funcional de Tumores Músculo-esqueléticos
  • Institut Català d'Oncología Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge (Barcelona)
    Unidad de Gestión de Pacientes: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón (Madrid)
  • Contacto: Beatriz Castillo. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • Hospital Clínico San Carlos (Madrid)
    Contacto: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • Hospital Virgen del Rocío (Sevilla)
    Dra. Nadia Hindi: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • University Hospital Fundacion Jimenez Diaz (Madrid)
    Javier Martin-Broto: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron(Barcelona)
    Dra. Claudia Valverde: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe (Valencia)
    Dr. Roberto Díaz Beveridge: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Services and Referral Sarcoma Unities for Children:

  • Complejo Hospitalario Regional Virgen del Rocío (Sevilla)
  • Hospital Universitario La Paz (Madrid)
    Gestora de casos de la Unidad de sarcomas. Marta Bodega, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron (Barcelona)
  • Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe (Valencia)

Other sarcoma unities:
Switzerland

Listed and provided by Swiss Sarcoma
Sweden
  • Lund University, Mikael Eriksson: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Antroula Papakonstantinou: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Lina Hansson: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • Umeå University Hospital, Karin Papworth: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • Academic Hospital Uppsala, Hans Hagberg: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • University hospital Örebro, Lottie Dreifaldt: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • University Hospital Linköping, Maja Zemmler: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 
The Netherlands
UK

Listed and provided by Sarcoma UK.
USA


More to come!