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Knee pain and xray said bone island. what can this be? bone cancer?
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Bone islands: Are completely benign. Not to worry. It is like a bone freckle.
Answered 2/15/2019
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Bone island.: A bone island is a concentration of calcium in a particular location of a bone. It is not cancerous, and does not cause pain.
Answered 12/13/2018
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