What are the common complications of osteosarcoma

Osteosarcoma is a malignant tumor. Once you have osteosarcoma, you must go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment in time. However, sometimes improper treatment of osteosarcoma will lead to worsening of the condition. At this time, it is easy to have complications of osteosarcoma, and then the patient's condition will be seriously affected. In order to better treat osteosarcoma patients, the following are some common complications of osteosarcoma.

1. Pain avoidance claudication:

This symptom often starts with walking, or after walking for a while, usually about 100 meters, with unilateral or bilateral back and leg pain, numbness and weakness in the lower limbs, and even limping. However, after squatting or sitting down to rest for a while, the symptoms can quickly ease or disappear, and the patient can continue to walk. After walking for a while, the above symptoms reappear. Because limping occurs intermittently during this process, it is also called intermittent claudication.

2. Limited joint movement:

The joints will be restricted in any direction of movement. For example, the shoulder joint is particularly restricted in abduction, elevation, internal and external rotation. As the disease progresses, due to long-term disuse, the joint capsule and the soft tissues around the shoulder become adhered, the muscle strength gradually decreases, and the coracohumeral ligament is fixed in a shortened internal rotation position, which restricts the active and passive movements of the shoulder joint in all directions.

Because osteosarcoma multiplies, patients can generally live 15 months to 5 years. Other complications may include heart disease, lung disease and diabetes. Sixty to seventy percent of osteosarcoma patients can continue to survive, and potential complications include the spread of cancer cells to the lungs due to surgery.

The above is a detailed introduction to "Common Complications of Osteosarcoma", and I hope it can help every osteosarcoma patient. It should be noted that if you want to reduce the occurrence of complications, the treatment method is crucial.