All information given here is of general nature only, a tumor therapy always belongs in the hands of an experienced oncologist! Synonyms cartilaginous exostosis, suprabony, exostosis, solitary exostosis, solitary osteochondrome, ecchondrome, hereditary multiple exostoses (HME), multiple osteocartilaginous exostoses, osteochondromatosis. Definition Osteochondrome is the most common benign bone tumor. In most cases, it originates from the … Osteochondrome
Metastasis Osteochondromas are benign and therefore do not metastasize. The bone is formed from the cartilaginous cap. In 0. 25% of cases, an osteochondrome can degenerate malignantly, both solitary and multiple osteochondromas. Pain: Since it is a benign tumor, in most cases there are no complaints. Bone growth can irritate nerves, which can cause pain. … Metastasis | Osteochondrome
All information given here is of general nature only, a tumor therapy always belongs in the hands of an experienced oncologist! Synonyms Osteoid osteitis, cortical osteitis, sclerosing osteitis Definition An osteoid osteoma is a benign tumor change of the skeleton. The x-ray image typically shows localized bone compression in the area of the hard tubular … Osteoid osteoma
Therapy In order to achieve freedom from symptoms, the tumor must be removed as a whole (en-bloc resection), since it can form again if residual tissue remains (recurrence). If necessary, a CT-guided (computer tomography) puncture can also be performed to obtain a tissue sample for histological examination. All articles in this series: Osteoid osteoma Therapy
All information given here is of general nature only, a tumor therapy always belongs in the hands of an experienced oncologist! Synonyms Bone sarcoma, osteogenic sarcoma Definition Osteosarcoma is a malignant bone tumor that belongs to the group of primarily osteogenic (= bone-forming) malignant (= malignant) tumors. Statistical surveys show that osteosarcoma is the most … Osteosarcoma
Occurrence The peak of the disease lies in puberty, which means that osteosarcomas occur very frequently in children and adolescents, mostly between the ages of 10 and 20. The disease predominantly affects male adolescents. Osteosarcomas account for about 15% of all primarily malignant bone tumors, making osteosarcoma the most common malignant bone tumor in (male) … Occurrence | Osteosarcoma
Prognosis The prognosis cannot be formulated in a generalized way. A prognosis for osteosarcoma is always dependent on many individual factors, such as time of diagnosis, initial tumor size, localization, metastasis, response to chemotherapy, extent of tumor removal. It can be said, however, that a five-year survival rate of about 60% can be achieved with … Prognosis | Osteosarcoma
All information given here is of general nature only, a tumor therapy always belongs in the hands of an experienced oncologist! Synonyms muscle tumor, soft tissue tumor, soft tissue sarcoma Definition A rhabdomyosarcoma is a rare soft tissue sarcoma whose origin is the striated muscle (rhabdo = striation; myo- = muscle). Rhabdomyosarcoma is a (sub)form … Rhabdomyosarcoma
Staging As soon as a child is suspected of having a rhabdomyosarcoma, further examinations are initiated. Once the disease has been confirmed, it must be determined whether the tumor cells have already spread to other parts of the body, as this is the only way to plan the therapy individually and adequately. These examinations serve … Staging | Rhabdomyosarcoma
Localization Rhabdomyosarcomas form particularly frequently in the head and neck region, the urogenital tract (draining urinary tract) and the extremities. In principle, rhabdomyosarcomas can be located in all parts of the body. Metastases form especially in the lungs and bones, in the brain and in the pelvic organs. Symptomatically, rhabdomyosarcomas manifest themselves in different ways. … Localization | Rhabdomyosarcoma
Therapy of the osteosarcoma Previously, therapy was limited to the surgical removal of the osteosarcoma. However, since osteosarcoma has a very strong tendency to form metastases, approximately 20% of all patients already have metastases at the time of diagnosis and probably many more suffer from so-called micrometastases that cannot be diagnosed using conventional diagnostic methods, … Osteosarcoma therapy
Diagnosis The diagnostic backup is performed in several steps. Chondromatosis can be detected in the X-ray if the chondromas are calcified. In most cases, a reliable diagnosis can already be made with the X-ray. An MRI is recommended if the chondromas are hardly calcified. In this case the x-rays do not show the disease so … Diagnosis | Further Information
