Table of Contents
- Overview
- Symptoms
- Treatment
- Prevention
- Images
Osteogenic sarcoma
Symptoms
- Bone fracture (may occur after what seems like a routine movement)
Bone pain - Limitation of motion
- Limping (if the tumor is in the leg)
- Pain when lifting (if the tumor is in the arm)
- Tenderness, swelling, or redness at the site of the tumor
Signs and tests
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Biopsy (at time of surgery for diagnosis) - Blood tests
- Bone scan to see if the cancer has spread to other bones
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CT scan of the chest to see if the cancer has spread to the lungs - CT scan of the affected area
- X-ray of the affected area
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Review Date: 03/18/2011
Reviewed By: A.D.A.M. Editorial Team: David Zieve, MD, MHA, and David R. Eltz.
Previously reviewed by David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of
Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine,
University of Washington School of Medicine; Yi-Bin Chen, MD,
Leukemia/Bone Marrow Transplant Program, Massachusetts General
Hospital (12/28/2010).
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
