What are the symptoms of male osteosarcoma

Osteosarcoma is a disease that endangers the physical and mental health of patients. Because most of the patients are young people, this causes too much psychological pressure on patients, affecting their work and life. Men are generally the backbone of the family, so what are the symptoms of osteosarcoma in men? This requires everyone to look at the following specific manifestations.

Clinically, it often occurs in adolescents, less in the mandible and more in the maxilla, with a history of injury. The early symptoms are intermittent numbness and pain in the affected area, which then turns into persistent severe pain accompanied by reflex pain; the tumor grows rapidly, destroying the alveolar process and jawbone, causing loose and displaced teeth, facial deformities, and pathological fractures. On X-rays, it appears as irregular destruction, and those that expand from the inside to the outside are osteolytic; those that destroy the cortical bone and replace it with hyperplastic bone in a solar radiation arrangement are osteoblastic. Clinically, a mixed type with both of the above types can also be seen. In the late stage, serum calcium and alkaline phosphatase may be elevated in patients, and the tumor is easily metastatic to the lungs along the blood vessels.

The course of the disease varies from a few days to several years from the onset of symptoms to the time of treatment, with an average of 3 to 4 months. The most common site is around the knee joint. The earliest clinical symptom is pain, which is mostly dull and persistent, and the pain worsens after activity. The pain is more obvious at night. A lump appears in the affected area, and the growth rate of the lump is often measured in months. When the lump increases significantly, reactive effusion may occur in the adjacent joints, and joint movement is limited. Early pain often occurs suddenly after a minor injury. The swelling starts mildly and gradually worsens, presenting an eccentric spindle-shaped swelling. The hardness of the lump varies, depending on the texture of the tumor. Osteolytic lesions are softer than osteoblasts. The skin of the affected area is shiny, the surface veins are dilated, and the skin temperature rises. If the tumor is large and adjacent to the joint, it may affect joint function. Some patients have metastases to other parts when they seek medical treatment.

It should be noted that the size of the tumor may vary depending on the depth of the tumor and the extent of the tumor's invasion of soft tissue. The tumor is accompanied by tenderness, and its hardness varies depending on the amount of bone tissue contained in the tumor. When the tumor is large, blood vessels on the skin surface may become dilated.