Chondrosarcoma: Medical History

Medical history (history of illness) represents an important component in the diagnosis of chondrosarcoma.

Family history

  • Are there any diseases in your family that are common? (Tumor diseases)

Social anamnesis

Current medical history/systemic history (somatic and psychological complaints).

  • Do you suffer from persistent or increasing pain in the skeletal system for which there is no identifiable cause?
  • Does the pain also occur at night or at rest* ?
  • Have you noticed swelling or deformity, redness, overheating in the area of the joints and/or bones* ?
  • Do you have swollen lymph nodes?
  • Is your mobility limited?
  • Have you recently had a bone fracture* without force?
  • Do you feel you have been knocked off your feet?
  • Do you sweat at night for no apparent reason?
  • Do you have a fever?
  • Since when do you have these complaints? Do they occur continuously or only in phases, for example during movements?
  • How is your physical resilience to be classified?
  • Have you noticed any other symptoms? E.g. paralysis?

Vegetative anamnesis incl. nutritional anamnesis.

  • Have you lost weight unintentionally?

Self history including medication history.

  • Previous diseases (diseases of the musculoskeletal system, tumor diseases).
  • Radiotherapy, chemotherapy
  • Allergies
  • Environmental history (ionizing radiation/X-ray/radioactivity).

* If this question has been answered with “Yes”, an immediate visit to the doctor is required! (Information without guarantee)