How to check for bone cancer in children? There are 7 major symptoms to be vigilant about

Children are in a critical period of physical development, and it is an important stage of bone growth, and at this time, if the child has symptoms of joint pain or swelling, many parents will mistakenly think that it is "growing pain".Parents are reminded that children's inexplicable bone headache should not be ignored and should be vigilant against the invasion of bone cancer. So, what are the symptoms of bone cancer in children, and how to check for bone cancer in children? In the following content, we will give you a detailed answer.

What are the early symptoms of bone cancer in children?

1. A hard lump can be reached on the surface of the bone, painful or not painful.

2. Pain or swelling of bones and joints, often worse at night, and not necessarily related to activity; The pain may continue to be dull, or it may only be felt when the pressure is applied.

3. Spontaneous fractures.

4. Fever, weight loss, fatigue and decreased mobility, sometimes occurring in advanced bone cancer. Benign bone cancer is usually painless.

5. Have any of the above symptoms, especially an inexplicable lump in the bone or slow pain in the bone or joint. Should be diagnosed with or without bone cancer.

6. Have back pain that cannot be expressed for a long time. may only suffer from back disease or back pain; However, if treatment doesn't work for pain, a doctor should be asked to diagnose a tumor in your spine.

7. There are one or more fractures without obvious cause. After the fracture is treated, you should be asked by your doctor to diagnose osteosarcoma or osteoporosis.

The above are the 7 early symptoms of bone cancer in children, and I hope that parents will pay attention to it. If the child has a similar situation, he should go to a regular hospital for relevant examinations as soon as possible, so as not to cause delays in the condition and delay the child's life.

How to check for bone cancer in children?

1. X-ray diagnosis: X-ray diagnosis is an important method for diagnosing bone cancer, and the results of diagnosis are an important basis for diagnosis.The dark shadow of benign bone tumor is relatively regular, the density is uniform, the peripheral gap is regular, the summary is relatively clear, there is no reverberative shadow in the periosteum, there is no dark shadow in the soft arrangement, and the thinning and swelling signs of the osteolytic bone cortex are a characteristic of benign bone tumor. The dark shadow of malignant bone tumor is irregular, the density is uneven, the gap is irregular, the generalization is not clear, and the bone cortex is irregularly damaged.

2. CT and MRI: help to determine whether the tumor has metastasized, or is metastasizing, the scale of tumor invasion to the surrounding area and the extension of the medullary cavity.

3. Bone marrow puncture diagnosis: after puncture, cancer cells can be seen, the number of which exceeds 5%~10%, and when the number exceeds 20%, atypic plasma cells are seen, and the plasma cells are small clusters. Osteosarcoma and osteogenic transport tumor will constitute a lot of regenerated bone, so the alkaline phosphatase value is increased.

4. Pathological tissue diagnosis: Pathological tissue diagnosis is considered to be a diagnostic method with high accuracy. If the diagnosis is inappropriate, the diagnostic data may be inaccurate, so the pathological tissue diagnosis must be combined with clinical or X-ray diagnosis.Commonly used methods include needle biopsy, incisional biopsy, frozen section, white wax section, etc.

The symptoms of bone cancer in children can be confused with common fractures, strains, and growing pains, so parents need to pay attention to the changes in their children's bodies. If the child is unwell, parents should take the child to the doctor in a timely manner, and do not be careless, so as not to miss the best time for treatment.