Bone cancer is a common saying by the people. Malignant tumors originating from epithelial cells are called cancer, such as lung cancer, liver cancer , etc.; malignant tumors originating from stromal cells are called sarcoma , such as osteosarcoma , chondrosarcoma , etc.
Bone cancer generally refers to primary malignant bone tumors, which refer to malignant tumors that occur in bones or surrounding blood vessels, nerves, bone marrow and other tissues, including osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, Ewing sarcoma, lymphoma , myeloma , chordoma, etc. The latest clinical statistics of
show that the number of primary bone and soft tissue tumors occurs every year is about 40,000 new cases, and more than 300,000 patients are receiving treatment.
Bone and soft tissue tumors broadly refer to tumors that occur in soft tissues such as bones and muscles, and are divided into primary and metastatic categories. The incidence of metastatic bone tumors in
is 30 to 40 times that of primary bone tumors. Statistical reports show that the number of confirmed and potential patients nationwide exceeds 1 million, an increase of nearly 30% from 20 years ago.
Bone cancer is prone to occur in young people aged 12 to 20 years old. Primary osteoma is the common, and the second is 50 to 60 years old, metastatic bone cancer and multiple myeloma are more metastatic.
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What causes bone cancer?
. Patients with bone cancer may suddenly experience unexplained pain around the knee joint and progressively aggravated. Therefore, this is one of the causes of bone cancer.
. Patients with bone cancer may also experience acute osteomyelitis such as fever, limb pain, swelling, leukocytosis, and . The possibility of Ewing's sarcoma and osteosarcoma must be excreted.
3. Multiple endogenous chondroma, multiple osteochondroma and long tubular single osteochondroma are both prone to malignant changes into chondrosarcoma. When there are the above lesions, regular reviews should be performed to prevent malignant changes. Therefore, this is also the main cause of bone cancer.
4. The elderly have unexplained limb pain, low back pain, and there is a tendency to progressively aggravate. Beware of the possibility of metastatic bone cancer.
5. Whenever there is swelling, local lumps, pain in the soft tissues of the limbs, and tenderness is present near the aponeurosis, fascia and joints, the first thing to consider is the possibility of bone cancer. Do not easily relieve benign lesions such as arthritis, cysts, fibromas, etc.
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3 manifestations of bone cancer are easily overlooked. Early detection may not be a tragedy.
The precursor of bone cancer is mainly pain in the area of the lesion, and it may also produce compression symptoms and systemic symptoms. Common pain areas are in the limbs, cervical vertebra, rectum or bladder.
. The main symptom of patients with bone cancer in the early stage is pain in the area where the lesions appear, which will cause pain in the limbs and cervical spine in the later stage, which is intermittent pain. The pain symptoms will gradually worsen, manifesting as persistence, and the aggravation of pain at night will affect sleep. You can take analgesic drugs to treat, such as aspirin, ibuprofen, , celecoxib, oxycodone, fentanyl, etc.
. It will produce compressive symptoms, such as affecting the rectum or bladder, causing difficulty in defecation and dysfunction in urination , affecting the respiratory system and causing poor breathing. Chemotherapy can be performed to reduce the tumor size and control the tumor to relieve the symptoms of compression.
3. It can cause systemic symptoms, such as insomnia, irritability, decreased appetite, pale complexion, weight loss, and anemia. Targeted drugs can be selected to inhibit cancer cells, such as epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors, angiogenesis inhibitors, and chemoradiation can also be used.
Therefore, the precursors of bone cancer can be divided into many types and need to be checked and diagnosed.
