What are the surgical treatments for bone cancer?

With the progress of the times, 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? Although modern technology is advanced, due to the hidden nature of bone cancer, the symptoms of early cancer patients are extremely subtle. Clinically, it is found that most bone cancer patients have reached the middle and late stages when they show obvious symptoms. Here, we remind our friends that even if you are not sick, you should pay attention to it. Even if you don't consider yourself, you should consider your family. The health of your family is your own health.

In the past, bone cancer was considered a terminal illness. However, with the increasing development of medical conditions, many bone cancer patients can be cured. Therefore, surgery is the preferred treatment for bone cancer.

Benign bone tumors or tumor-like lesions are mainly treated by surgical curettage or resection. Bone cancer surgery strives to be thorough to avoid recurrence or malignant changes, but limb function should be preserved as much as possible. For malignant tumors, the main purpose is to save lives, and limb preservation can only be considered if the survival rate is not reduced. Currently, the commonly used bone cancer surgical methods include curettage, resection, amputation, limb resection and distal replantation of the bone tumor segment, amputation, and joint separation.

Curettage is a procedure that involves cutting open the bone wall containing the tumor and scraping away the tumor tissue. This type of bone cancer surgery is suitable for enchondromas of the metacarpal bones, bone cysts, bone eosinophilic granulomas, and smaller giant cell tumors of the bone. The cavity left after tumor curettage can be filled with bone grafts.

Resection is a surgery to remove a tumor that protrudes out of the bone from its base, which is mainly applicable to osteochondroma. The resection should include the cartilage cap of the tumor, the fibrous tissue surrounding the cap, and the entire base.

Resection is the removal of the entire section of the bone where the tumor is located. It is suitable for giant cell tumors with a large destruction range and some low-grade malignant tumors such as fibrosarcoma and chondrosarcoma. Some defects left after bone resection do not need to be repaired, such as the proximal fibula and the distal ulna, but most of them need to be repaired with artificial joints, allogeneic bones or autologous bones.

Tumor segment excision and distal replantation is a new development in limb replantation. The entire limb where the tumor is located, including skin, muscle, nerve, blood vessel and bone, is excised, and then the distal limb is transplanted to the proximal part. This bone cancer surgery is suitable for low-grade malignant tumors of the upper limbs such as fibrosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, etc.

Amputation or joint amputation is a disabling operation and must be performed after careful study and full discussion. The purpose of surgery is to save lives. Therefore, once a decision is made, it should not be delayed and should be performed as soon as possible. For advanced malignant tumors that have metastasized to internal organs, where the local tumor is huge and the pain is severe, palliative amputation can also be performed to reduce pain.

Now there is no need to be afraid of bone cancer. Just actively cooperate with the treatment, and bone cancer surgery will be a blessing.

The above is an introduction to "What are the surgical treatments for bone cancer?" For people who are related to the pathogenic factors of bone cancer, it is recommended to take preventive measures against bone cancer. If you have other questions about bone cancer, please consult our experts online or call for consultation.

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