Orthopedic Oncology Surgery and All about it
Bone cancer, along with some accompanying conditions, such as osteoporosis, causes a lot of pain for the patients. Such conditions result in fractures. Still, is having a surgery the appropriate treatment? In this article, Healing Consulting provides you with what you should know about orthopedic oncology surgery and other bone tumor treatments or procedures.
Bone Tumors
A bone tumor is an abnormal swelling or growth in the bone tissue. The tumor can be either benign or malignant located in the marrow or in the bone itself in its primary site. Moreover, the cancer cells might break away from the tumor and travel to other organ of the body, causing severe pain in the affected bone swelling. The feeling of pain gradually increases at time of rest or sleeping. Furthermore, the patient is likely to experience bone fractures even when being exposed to slight knocks. Such signs require consulting an orthopedist immediately for obtaining an early, accurate diagnosis and surgical intervention or proper treatment.
Orthopedic Oncology Surgery
Also known as orthopedic tumor surgery, it is a subspecialty of orthopedics that diagnoses and treats tumors that affect the bones or their soft tissues, whether being benign or malignant. This tumor can also be treated if it is found out in its primary site in the bone or traveled to the bone in case of other organs cancerous cells break away from the tumor, as in bone metastases that begins in the breast, prostate, or stomach and spreads to the bone. In addition, bone tumor operation treats tumors found out in either the solid part of the bone or in its soft tissues, as in sarcoma.
Orthopedic Oncology Surgical Process
Before starting the operation, an accurate diagnosis of the bone tumor is obtained based on using x-rays and computed tomography, along with considering a biopsy analysis of the tumor and its laboratory analysis followed by identifying the type of tumor i.e. a benign tumor or a malignant one, its size, and its spread in the body. The doctor, then, is able to determine the appropriate treatment including performing a procedure, which can be an independent operation or an adjunct one to chemotherapy or radiation, including the removal of the tumor and its surrounding tissues and rebuilding the bone. Furthermore, the limb or the joint, containing the bone tumor, may be amputated in some serious cancerous cases, however, replacing it with an artificial one is possible. It is also possible to implant a new bone tissue and support the bone by pins and rods to strengthen it, save it from fracturing, and relieve pain.
Post-Operative Instructions
Similar to those of any surgical procedure, the post-operative instructions of bone tumor surgery include a hospital stay until recovery. The patient also needs to take the prescribed medicines properly and have healthy food. In brief, orthopedic oncology surgery contributes to relieving bone tumor symptoms or signs and restoring better movement.
It is also worth noting that Healing Consulting skilled orthopedic surgeons have been performing bone tumor surgery efficiently and providing the patients with the best medical care during and after the surgery. We also provide our free consulting service to answer all enquires about bone cancer treatments. Therefore, do not hesitate to contact us.
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