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What Are The Symptoms Of Bone Cancer?
Hello. My husband has gone to the doctor a number of times and they ve told him he needs to get a bone scan. They found something in his hand after he had a MRI. His should hurst all the time and his in constant pain. Bone cancer is on their minds. We have have found a hard lump on his elbow. It looks and feels like his bone is sticking out. What do you have in mind?
Thu, 4 Dec 2014
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Bone cancer can cause following symptoms.
1. Constant bone pain.
2. Swelling (hard, painful)
3. Pathological fractures due to osteoporosis of involved bone.
4. Typical x ray findings of demineralisation and fracture and mass.
So your husband's all symptoms are suggestive of bone cancer. So we need to rule out this first.
Bone scan is must before biopsy. So get done bone scan first and than biopsy to confirm the diagnosis.
Bone cancer can cause following symptoms.
1. Constant bone pain.
2. Swelling (hard, painful)
3. Pathological fractures due to osteoporosis of involved bone.
4. Typical x ray findings of demineralisation and fracture and mass.
So your husband's all symptoms are suggestive of bone cancer. So we need to rule out this first.
Bone scan is must before biopsy. So get done bone scan first and than biopsy to confirm the diagnosis.
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