Is small cell tumor treatable?

Many people think that they have a small cell tumor, so they don’t need to seek treatment deliberately. Generally, small cell tumors can be divided into several types. They are small in the early stages, and gradually expand in the middle and late stages. Finally, surgical treatment is necessary. Moreover, current surgeries are minimally invasive, so there is no need to worry about causing harm to the body during the operation. Small cell tumors are very easy to treat.

Classification Giant cell tumor of bone is often called benign giant cell tumor of bone or osteoclastoma. It is one of the more common primary bone tumors. Its main tissue components are giant cells similar to osteoclasts and relatively thin spindle-shaped or round matrix cells. In the past decade or so, our understanding of it has become more profound. It is a tumor with high local destructiveness and active growth. After scraping treatment, a considerable number of cases may recur, or even become malignant and have distant metastasis. Some cases become malignant due to local infection, trauma or prolonged untreated disease. In a small number of cases, the tissue morphology shows signs of malignancy from the beginning, or it is basically a malignant giant cell tumor containing a large number of giant cells. Therefore, calling them all benign giant cell tumors of bone is unrealistic and gives an undue false sense of security.

It is divided into three degrees according to the degree of benignity and malignancy:

First degree: About half of giant cell tumors belong to this category. They are obviously benign, with many giant cells and few cell divisions. Note that all tumors must be first degree to be considered a first degree tumor.

Second degree: It is difficult to distinguish between malignancy and benignity, with more interstitial cells and fewer giant cells than first degree.

Grade 3: It is obviously malignant, occurs less frequently, has more interstitial cells, large nuclei, sarcoma-like morphology, and frequent cell divisions. There are fewer and smaller giant cells with fewer nuclei, and first and second degree giant cells can be transformed into third degree giant cells.