Why does osteosarcoma recur

Why does osteosarcoma recur? There are many types of tumors now, but many people may not know much about osteosarcoma. In fact, any disease can be cured with timely treatment, but many people have relapses after being cured. Let us understand why osteosarcoma recurs.

Osteosarcoma usually recurs within five years after surgery because the cancer cells were not completely removed during surgery. Chemotherapy only makes the cancer cells smaller or uncontrolled. Recurrence is mainly caused by blood transfer. In addition to blood transfer, soft tissue tumors also transfer through lymphatic channels. Some highly differentiated soft tissue osteosarcomas mainly recur locally, with less distant metastasis. Osteosarcoma should pay attention to whether there is local recurrence, liver and lymph node enlargement, and perform chest X-rays regularly. After surgery, pay attention to diet and recovery protection measures to avoid recurrence.

How to prevent osteosarcoma recurrence:

1. After the surgical treatment is completed, the patient's recovery should be closely monitored at all times. If there are signs of recurrence, the patient should immediately go to the hospital for a doctor's consultation and take active measures for treatment.

2. After surgery, patients must refrain from smoking to avoid recurrence of bone cancer. If there is decreased lung function, patients should be guided to gradually increase their exercise.

3. Bone cancer or undifferentiated cancer can easily metastasize to other places, such as lymph nodes, bones, liver, brain and contralateral lung, so more attention should be paid to such problems.

4. Headache, liver pain, shortness of breath, bone pain, liver enlargement, blood in sputum, supraclavicular lymphadenopathy, vision changes, severe cough. Always pay attention to whether the patient has fever, chest pain, etc. If the above symptoms are found, go to the hospital for treatment in time. At the same time, patients should go to the hospital regularly for chest X-ray examinations and keep fresh sputum to check for cancer cells.