Question 1

can you see a bone tumor on an xray?

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Sometimes: I assume you are referring to a primary tumor of the bone rather than a tumor that has spread to the bone from another site.

It depends on they specific type of bone tumor, the involved bone and the size of the tumor.  Sometimes special scans such as a ct or MRI scan are needed to detect a bone tumor.

Question 2

what is the definition or description of: bone tumor?

Accepted Answer

Benign or malignant: A bone tumor, also spelled, is a neoplastic growth of tissue in bone. Abnormal growths found in the bone can be either benign (noncancerous) or malignant (cancerous).

Question 3

bone tumor of skul can be diagnose by cat scam for sure?

Accepted Answer

99.99%: There is no test which is always 100% accurate thus I would give the chance of a CT missing a bone cancer to be less than 0.01%.

Question 4

have a benign bone tumor. wonder will it be easy to take out?

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Depends: Depends on the location. It should be easy.

Question 5

what is the name for a cancerous bone tumor?

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Osteosarcoma: Considering primary bone lesions only and not metastatic to bone, the primary lesions are derived from supportive tissue, here from bone.  As such the suffix sarcoma is employed.  The younger patient will develop a Ewing sarcoma, the post teen age patient develops osteogenic sarcoma and in between the cartilaginous chondrosarcomas do appear.

Question 6

what is a neoplasm? is it related to a bone tumor?

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It is a tumor: A new growth or tumor can also be called a neoplasm. it basically raises question that there is a growth which can be cancerous. So you must seek medical attention and find out what this growth is all about and seek immediate medical treatments.

Question 7

is it possible that a bone tumor in a specific bone spread to other bones?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Ewing's sarcoma in particular is infamous for doing this. Or the tumors may all be metastases from some other site.

Question 8

what happens if the bone tumor is detected as cancerous then what is the probability that she will recover with medicine?

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Depends on primary: Depends what the primary site causing the metastasis is.  When tumors of the lung spread to bone, even  with standard chemotherapy, the prognosis is poor though improving with some of the immunologic agents like the PD-1's.  With breast cancer to bone, most patients receiving hormone therapy or chemo if triple negative can survive for 10 yrs.

Question 9

will a bone scan light up an area where an bone tumor was removed years before or does it mean the tumor has possibly returned?

Accepted Answer

It depends.: Depends on the pattern and morphology of where the bone scan is hot. If it lights up in a focal fashion, it would be at least possible that a tumor could have returned, or a second new tumor could have formed. Alternatively, if the bone scan lights up along the margin of surgical resection, it could simply represent normal bone healing that is expected after an orthopedic procedure.

Question 10

how long can bone tumor in rib cage stay undetected.

Accepted Answer

Short time.: If lesion is benign such as bone cyst or benign cartilage tumor it may be unrecognized for many  months.  If malignant, the lesion will expand and produce pressure on rib periosteum which can cause significant pain, especially if it is metastatic.

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