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What Is The Cause Of Bone Shrinkage On His Shoulder?
My husband had a xray done on his shoulder and the doctor said there was some bone shrinkage. he referred him to a specialist he was told the xrays showed black spots on his shoulder blade and has to have an MRI. I am really freaked out. his mom died at 52 with bone cancer.
Mon, 6 Feb 2017
Hello,
It would be good if you do a MRI to rule out cancer as he has a genetic history.
Bone shrinkage is termed as osteopenia I.e loss of bone that occurs due to low calcium in body(calcium is required for bone formation) but this is not limited to one joint or bone and is generalized in the body which is not in your case
The black spots in the shoulder X-ray suggest bone lossthat points more toward a tumor.
Hope this helps you and your husband recovers soon
thank you
It would be good if you do a MRI to rule out cancer as he has a genetic history.
Bone shrinkage is termed as osteopenia I.e loss of bone that occurs due to low calcium in body(calcium is required for bone formation) but this is not limited to one joint or bone and is generalized in the body which is not in your case
The black spots in the shoulder X-ray suggest bone lossthat points more toward a tumor.
Hope this helps you and your husband recovers soon
thank you
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