Osteogenic Sarcoma

Bone Cancer

Rare and agressive

Affects

Pre-teens and adolescents

Bones

Long bones of arms and legs

Spreads

Mostly lungs and other organs. Respiratory Symptoms = Metastatic osteogenic sarcoma

What is it?

Risk factors: previous radiation and genetics

Pain and swelling

of affected bone

A lump & limited ROM

Lump on affected bone

Fatigue

& difficulty walking if lower extremities involved

Joint stiffness

Of affected extremity

Symptoms

Cancer of the long bones

CT Scan

MRI

Surgery

Biopsy

Diagnostics

Biopsy of affected bone=definitive diagnosis

Chemotherapy

Radiation

Surgery

Amputation

5-year survival

about 60 to 70% survival rate, depending on when it is detected

Treatment

Combination treatment such as Limp-sparing surgery and chemotherapy)
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