What are the specific symptoms of bone cancer

As the times progress, people's living standards are getting higher and higher. While you are enjoying life with your family, have you ever thought about paying attention to some cancers? Most bone cancer patients have reached the middle and late stages when they show obvious symptoms. In recent years, the number of bone cancer patients has increased, causing social panic. In order to reduce this panic, we should have a deeper understanding of the nine clinical symptoms of bone cancer, so that we can know which symptoms of bone cancer we have. Here is a brief introduction for everyone:

(i) Lumps Early tumors are located in the bone. As the tumor grows, the bone expands and swells more and more obviously. After the tumor breaks through the bone, a soft tissue mass is formed. The lump often appears at the same time as pain, and sometimes the lump is the first symptom. The tumor originates from the bone, so it cannot move. Benign bone tumors grow slowly, are small in size, and the surface and surrounding skin are normal. Malignant bone tumors grow rapidly, the surface skin becomes red and hot, and the subcutaneous veins are filled. Attention should be paid to the location, size, local temperature, texture, boundaries, tenderness, surface properties, mobility and growth rate of the lump.

(ii) Loss of function: Pain or swelling may affect the movement of the affected limb. For example, a tumor at the upper end of the humerus may affect the movement of the shoulder joint. A spinal tumor may limit the movement of the spine and cause it to become stiff or combined with scoliosis.

(III) Deformity: Due to the growth of the tumor, the bone expands and deforms, and its firmness is destroyed. When the weight continues to be loaded, it gradually bends and deforms, such as hip varus, knee valgus, etc. Severe multiple osteochondromas can make children in the growth and development period short and deformed.

(IV) Pain is a major symptom of bone tumors, but the degree varies. Some people only have mild soreness or discomfort; some people only recall some mild pain in the past after the tumor is discovered; some people mistake it for rheumatic pain, which has little to do with treatment and hurts even when resting; some people have severe pain. It is a continuous dull pain or stabbing pain, and analgesics are required. The pain of benign tumors is mild and develops slowly. The pain of malignant tumors is severe and progressive, affecting diet and sleep, and cannot be relieved after rest. The pain worsens at night due to reduced external stimulation, especially the pain of malignant bone tumors at night. The pain is more obvious when it is still, which is the main difference from the pain caused by trauma and inflammatory diseases.

(V) Compression of nerves: Craniofacial tumors compress cranial nerves; tumors near the first rib compress brachial plexus nerves; spinal tumors can cause limb paralysis. The distal end of the affected limb will feel numb due to compression of nerves and blood vessels.

(vi) Fever, weight loss, fatigue, and decreased mobility sometimes occur in advanced bone cancer. Benign bone cancer is usually painless. See a doctor if the following occur.

(VII) Pathological fractures: The growth of tumors within the bone can cause fractures even with slight external force or normal daily activities. The presence of bone tumors is often not discovered until a fracture occurs.

(VIII) Age distribution: The age distribution of bone tumors has certain rules. There are two age peaks in the death of malignant tumors in the population. One is 15 to 20 years old, and the other is 30 to 75 years old. The first peak is mostly primary malignant tumors. For example, malignant bone tumors in 6-month-old infants are almost all neuroblastomas. Ewing's tumor (Ewing'ssarcoma) mostly occurs in children, osteosarcoma mostly occurs in adolescents, lymphoma and other small round cell tumors, giant cell tumors of bone, etc. mostly occur in 20 to 40 years old, and multiple myeloma and metastatic tumors are mostly patients over 50 years old.

(IX) Location characteristics Some bone tumors have relatively specific locations where they are most likely to occur.

Generally speaking, 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. They are only discovered when the tumor grows or compresses the surrounding tissues, the pain worsens, or pathological fractures occur. Malignant tumors grow infiltratively and develop rapidly. After the bone cortex is destroyed, they can spread to the surrounding soft tissues. The affected area often has spindle-shaped swelling, unclear tumor boundaries, hard texture, local blood vessels dilation, increased skin temperature, and pain in the early stage that progressively worsens. Anemia and cachexia appear in the later stage, and multiple metastatic lesions may occur, among which lung metastasis is the most common.

The above are the nine clinical symptoms of bone cancer. I hope that patients can understand them and go to the hospital for treatment in time. According to the doctor's instructions, they can receive specific treatment. If you have other questions, you can contact our online experts or call for consultation. I wish patients a speedy recovery!

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