Can benign bone tumors be cured?

Bone tumors can be benign or malignant, and there is a big difference between benign and malignant bone tumors. Benign bone tumors can be completely cured, and the patient's prognosis is generally good. They can be treated with surgery. After the operation, emphasis should be placed on nourishment, and some Chinese patent medicines should be used to enhance immunity, which will help with good recovery after the operation.

Causes

The pathogenesis of bone tumors is very complex and there is currently no definite cause. The internal factors include the quality theory, genetic theory, endocrine theory, etc.; the external factors include the theory of chronic stimulation of chemical elements and internal and external radiation, the virus infection theory, etc. Some multiple osteochondromas and fibromatosis are related to familial inheritance. Benign bone tumors can turn into malignant ones: for example, multiple osteochondromas can turn into chondrosarcomas.

Clinical manifestations

1. Pain is the main symptom of bone tumor in the early stage. It is mild and intermittent at the beginning. As the disease progresses, the pain may gradually worsen and become persistent. Most patients experience increased pain at night, which affects their sleep. The pain may radiate to distant places. 2. Swelling or lumps located under the periosteum or superficially appear earlier in tumors, and bone expansion and deformation can be felt. If the tumor penetrates beyond the bone, it may produce a fixed soft tissue mass with a smooth or uneven surface. 3. Functional impairment In the later stages of bone tumors, the function of the affected area will be impaired due to pain and swelling, which may be accompanied by muscle atrophy in the corresponding area. 4. Compression symptoms Tumors that grow into the cranial cavity and nasal cavity can compress the brain and nasal tissues, resulting in symptoms of cranial compression and difficulty breathing; pelvic tumors can compress the rectum and bladder, causing difficulty in defecation and urination; spinal tumors can compress the spinal cord and cause paralysis.