Bone cancer
Bone cancer
Bone cancer is cancer of our skeleton. It can affect any part of body but specially Knee, Thigh (Femur), Ribs, Vertebrae, Skull bones etc. It can be primary or Metastatic.
Most of the time it is metastatic. But here, I am going to discuss about primary bone cancer.
Types:
- Chondrosarcoma
- Ewing Sarcoma
- Giant Cell Tumor of Bone
- Osteosarcoma
- Chordoma
Symptoms:
- Bone pain
- Fracture
- Disability to work
- Swelling of joint
- Fatigue
Cause:
- Genetic
- Radiation
- Paget disease
Diagnostic Investigations:
- MRI
- CT scan
- X-ray
- PET CT scan
- Bone scan
Treatment:
- Surgery (Most of the time, it is the primary treatment)
- Chemotherapy
- Radiotherapy
Specialist who Deal Bone cancer:
- Medical oncologist
- Orthopedic oncologist
- Radiation oncologist
- Radiologist
- Pathologist
- Cosmetic Surgeon