Unexplained pain in children may be bone cancer

Bone cancer is the most common bone malignancy. It is a primary highly malignant tumor in which tumor cells can form bone or bone-like tissue. Bone cancer is more common in adolescents under 20 years old, and more common in males than in females. Let's take a look at the early signs of bone cancer in children.

First of all, parents should pay attention to children's unexplained pain and swelling, some of which may be accompanied by limb movement dysfunction. The pain is mostly around the joints. Almost all malignant tumors have local pain, which develops from intermittent, mild pain to persistent pain, worsens at night, and may be tender. Oral painkillers are ineffective. Some people have swelling and lumps as the first symptom of early bone cancer. The location is very fixed, not wandering, with clear boundaries, local skin temperature rise, less redness or normal skin color.

Secondly, patients with osteoarthritis with progressive swelling that is not responsive to general analgesics should go to the hospital for examination to exclude bone cancer. Because the disease has an acute onset and is severe, metastasis may occur within six months to a year, with a poor prognosis and even death. X-rays are the most effective and commonly used method for diagnosing early bone cancer, showing osteoplastic or osteoblastic destruction. In addition, CT or MRI can show whether there is destruction inside the tumor, the swelling and pain boundary, and the relationship between blood vessels and nerves around the swelling and pain.

The above is an introduction to the early signs of bone cancer. Through the introduction of experts, have you understood them? If the above symptoms occur, you must go to a regular large hospital for examination and treatment to avoid delaying the disease. The editor wishes you good health.

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