How much does it usually cost to check for osteosarcoma

The incidence of osteosarcoma is getting higher and higher. The symptoms of osteosarcoma are not obvious in the early stage. By the time they appear, the disease is often in the middle and late stages, which will result in more serious consequences. Therefore, if you feel unwell, you must go to a regular hospital for examination in time. Now let's learn about how much it generally costs to check for osteosarcoma!

To know how much it generally costs to check for osteosarcoma, you should first understand what tests are needed for osteosarcoma. Let's take a look:

(1) Radioisotope bone scanning: Whole-body radionuclide bone scanning can identify the primary site of osteosarcoma and the site of bone and extraskeletal metastasis. The method is simple and has clear positioning, and is widely used in clinical diagnosis.

(2) Angiography: It can provide the boundary of osteosarcoma, the compression of blood vessels around osteosarcoma, and the blood supply of tumor tissue, providing a basis for preoperative interventional vascular embolization therapy.

(3) CT examination: Through three-dimensional reconstruction of images, the extent of osteosarcoma's intramedullary and soft tissue invasion can be determined. CT can also help to clarify the diagnosis of "jump metastasis" of osteosarcoma. Good quality CT images can help doctors design treatment plans before surgery, especially in the design of limb-salvage surgery plans.

(4) Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): Complementary to CT examination, MRI can provide clearer images of the extent of osteosarcoma invasion in the medullary tissue and surrounding soft tissues.

(5) Pathological examination: It is of great significance for the classification and clinical diagnosis of osteosarcoma.

Gross examination: Osteosarcoma tissue is hard and gritty, with a pink and grayish-white cross-section that resembles rotten fish meat. Osteogenic osteosarcoma is yellowish-white and hard; chondrogenic osteosarcoma is grayish-blue, shiny, tough and hard; fibrogenic osteosarcoma is dark red or grayish-yellow and soft. Osteosarcoma tissue with heavy bleeding is purple-red; there are necrotic areas in the middle that appear cystic.

These tests are all the examination items for osteosarcoma. The cost in a regular hospital is about 200-500 yuan. However, not every patient needs to do all the tests. The doctor will prescribe one or two tests based on the patient's condition. Moreover, each person's condition is different, and the examination items are also different. Therefore, the question of how much osteosarcoma examination usually costs should be consulted with the doctor after the diagnosis.