Bone and Soft Tissue Tumor Program
Bone and soft tissue tumors are complex and can be difficult to diagnose. There are also many treatment options available, and some children will need a combination of therapies. Whether your child has a benign tumor or malignant tumor (also called a sarcoma), or you’re seeking a second opinion after a recent diagnosis, the experts from the Bone and Soft Tissue Tumor Program at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) will provide your family with personalized care. Our team approach to treatment means specialists from several areas collaborate in the care of each and every patient to provide your family with the best possible outcome.
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has a long history of providing outstanding care for children and adolescents with both benign and malignant tumors of the bones and soft tissues. Our highly skilled doctors have the training and experience needed to perform complex and advanced procedures when necessary.
Conditions We Treat
- Aneurysmal bone cyst
- Bone metastasis
- Chondroblastoma
- Chondromyxoid fibroma
- Chondrosarcoma
- Desmoid tumors
- Enchondroma
- Ewing sarcoma
- Fibrous dysplasia
- Giant cell tumor of bone
- Langerhans cell histiocytosis
- Nonossifying fibroma
- Osteoblastoma
- Osteochondroma
- Osteoid osteoma
- Osteosarcoma (bone cancer in children)
- Periosteal chondroma
- Rhabdomyosarcoma
- Soft tissue sarcomas
- Unicameral bone cyst