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Bone tumors

Ewings sarcoma - X-ray
Ewings sarcoma - X-ray
Osteogenic sarcoma - X-ray
Osteogenic sarcoma - X-ray
Skeleton
Skeleton
X-ray
X-ray
Alternative Names

Tumor - bone


Symptoms
  • Bone pain , may be worse at night
  • Occasionally a mass and swelling can be felt at the tumor site
  • Bone fracture, especially fracture from slight trauma (injury)

Signs and tests
  • X-ray of bone
  • Bone biopsy
  • Bone scan showing size and location of tumor
  • Alkaline phosphatase may be elevated
  • PTH
  • Serum phosphorus
  • Joints x-ray
  • Hands x-ray
  • Extremity x-ray
  • Calcium (ionized)
  • Serum calcium
  • Alkaline phosphatase isoenzyme


Review Date: 05/26/2006
Reviewed By: Rita Nanda, M.D., Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL. Review provided byVeriMed Healthcare Network.

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