Bone tumors can be benign or malignant growths of bone tissue. Common sites for malignant bone tumors are the distal femur, proximal tibia, and proximal humerus. The most common and fatal malignant bone tumor is osteosarcoma, which often spreads to the lungs. Symptoms of bone tumors include localized pain in the bone, limited range of motion, weight loss, and pathologic fractures. Diagnostic tests include bone x-rays to detect the tumor and chest x-rays to check for lung metastases, with biopsy used to examine the tumor histologically. Treatment aims to destroy or remove the tumor through radiation therapy, chemotherapy, surgery such as limb-sparing procedures or amputation.

1. Bone Tumor
JAMILAH SAAD ALQAHTANI
NURSE LECTURER, MSN, TOT, OR NURSE SPECIALIST, RGN, BSN

2. Bone Tumor
Refers to abnormal growth of tissue in bone.
Can be benign or malignant
Common sites of malignant tumors: distal femur,
proximal tibia, proximal humerus

3. Bone Tumor
Benign Bone Tumors
• Slow growing; manifest few
symptoms; not a cause of death
• Osteochondroma – most common,
affecting the end of long bones (knee
or shoulder)
Malignant Bone Tumors
• Metastasis to the lungs is common.
• Osteosarcoma – most common and
most fatal

4. Localized, progressive pain
Limited Range Of Movement
(ROM)
Weight loss
Pathologic fracture
Diagnostic Tests
Bone x-ray - reveal the tumor
Chest x-ray - reveal lung
metastasis
Biopsy – for histologic
examination
Manifestations
Bone Tumor

5. Bone TUMOR
Management – the goal is to destroy or
remove the tumor
§ Radiation therapy (if tumor is
radiosensitive)
§ Chemotherapy
§ Surgery
§ Limb-salvaging/sparing – removal of
tumor and adjacent tissue to preserve
the limb and reconstruction using bone
(autograft or allograft) and skin grafting
as needed to replace resected tissue
§ Amputation

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