Bone Cancer

Alternate Name:

Test:

S.ALP (H), ESR (H or N), U.cross-linked N-telopeptides (H), X-ray (AB), bone scan (AB)

Sign:

Fracture with minimal trauma, bone pain, bone swelling

Dd:

Osteosarcoma, metastatic cancer, bone cyst, os-teomyelitis

Phys:

Many different types of bone cancer known. Met­astatic most common. Others include osteosarco­ma, Ewing's sarcoma, fibrosarcomas, osteoclas­tomas etc.