What are the classifications of osteosarcoma?

Osteosarcoma is the most common type of malignant bone tumor. It develops from the mesenchymal cell line. The rapid growth of the tumor is due to the direct or indirect formation of tumor bone-like tissue and bone tissue through the cartilage stage. And as the disease progresses, local swelling will occur, and a lump will be touched at the painful part of the limb, accompanied by obvious tenderness. However, osteosarcoma can be classified according to its pathogen, and the key points of treatment and care for each type are different. So what are the classifications?

What are the classifications of osteosarcoma?

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The first type is osteosarcoma: the bone cells of this tumor are relatively mature, ossification is obvious, there is a lot of tumor bone formation, the tumor tissue is as hard as bone and difficult to cut. Under the microscope, you can see a large number of mature osteoblasts forming bone-like tissue and bone scaffolds.

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The second type is osteolytic osteosarcoma: the bone cells formed in this tumor are relatively immature, with only mild ossification, and less new tumor bone. In addition, the original bone tissue is largely destroyed. The tumor is soft and easy to cut, and there are often bleeding and necrotic areas.

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However, no matter which type of osteosarcoma is diagnosed by pathology, early chemotherapy or radiotherapy should be started, and the removal of tumor tissue is an important step in the treatment of osteosarcoma. However, with the development of current technology and the introduction of more new technologies, the success rate of resection surgery has been greatly improved!

Precautions

Therefore, patients with osteosarcoma should not be overly afraid, because osteosarcoma is no longer an incurable disease with today's advanced technology, so you should relax and actively cooperate with the doctor's treatment.