Early diagnosis and differentiation of bone cancer

Speaking of bone cancer, I believe everyone is familiar with it. The damage caused by malignant tumors on the bones to the patient's body cannot be ignored. Due to insufficient understanding of the disease, people cannot accurately distinguish when the body is unwell. So, what are the early diagnosis and differentiation of bone cancer? The following experts will explain to you based on this question.

1. The combination of clinical, radiological and pathological examinations is one of the methods for diagnosing bone cancer. The accuracy of this method is very high. Only through careful discussion among the three doctors can an accurate diagnosis be made. Therefore, clinical, radiological and pathological examinations are considered to be the three important steps in diagnosing bone tumors, and sometimes none of them can be missing. Especially before considering the use of limb amputation surgery, it is generally necessary to undergo three-way examinations to confirm the diagnosis before making a decision.

2. X-ray examination and puncture are two relatively important examination methods for diagnosing bone cancer, and they are of great significance for the diagnosis of bone cancer. X-ray examination can roughly understand the size of the tumor and its relationship with the surrounding tissues and organs, but due to the many changes in X-ray manifestations, X-rays cannot be used as the only basis for diagnosis. Abscess puncture can often suck out pus, and pus culture or smear staining can sometimes detect pyogenic bacteria. Tumor puncture can only suck out blood, and puncture with a thick needle can sometimes suck out tumor tissue fragments, which is one of the diagnostic methods for bone cancer.

3. Clinical diagnosis mainly relies on the symptoms after the onset of bone cancer. According to experts, in clinical practice, benign bone tumors grow slowly, with mild or no pain. Except for those in the superficial position, they are not easy to detect in the early stage. When the tumor grows or compresses the surrounding tissues, the pain worsens or pathological fractures occur, they are discovered. Malignant tumors grow infiltratively and develop rapidly. After the bone cortex is destroyed, it can spread to the surrounding soft tissues. The affected area often has spindle-shaped swelling, unclear mass boundaries, hard texture, local blood vessels dilation, and increased skin temperature.

In short, you must pay attention to these issues during the early diagnosis of bone cancer, otherwise it will be too late to regret if misdiagnosis or other negative consequences occur.