Bone Cancer Treatments

These tumors are non-cancerous and don’t spread to other areas of the body unless they become malignant (cancerous). However, some benign tumors can destroy bones over time and may need to be removed with surgery. These tumors can include:

• Aneurysmal bone cyst (ABC)
• Chondroblastoma
• Chondromyxoid fibroma (CMF)
• Enchondroma
• Fibrous dysplasia
• Giant cell tumor
• Osteoblastoma
• Osteochondroma
• Osteoid osteoma
• Unicameral bone cyst (UBC)

A benign bone tumor may not require treatment unless it interferes with the function or movement of the affected bone. Typically, we’ll check up on your tumor with X-ray tests to see if it is changing in size and ensure it does not spread or become malignant.

Malignant (cancerous) tumors are cancerous masses. The earlier they are treated, the better the chances of successful treatment. Most people who have bone or musculoskeletal cancer require surgery to treat the disease.

Types of malignant bone tumors include:

• Osteosarcoma
• Chondrosarcoma
• Ewing's sarcoma
• Multiple Myeloma
• Metastatic Carcinoma

Our goal in surgery is to remove as much diseased bone as possible to avoid amputation and restore the function and appearance of the affected area.

Joint lesions grow in or around the cartilage capsules of joints such as the wrist, elbow, shoulder, hip, knee, or foot. They form when the cartilage covering these joints is torn or fractured, and often are caused by sports injuries. As these lesions press against joints, they cause pain during movement. This pain subsides when the joint is at rest.

Types of joint lesions include:

• Pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS)
• Synovial chondromatosis
• Tenosynovial giant cell lesions

Treating joint lesions requires surgery to remove the lesion.

Sarcomas are tumors that most often grow in the body’s soft tissue, such as muscles, fat, blood vessels, nerves, and tendons. They can be malignant (cancerous) or benign (non-cancerous), or display symptoms of both (intermediate). Sarcomas cause pain in the affected area that often is worse at night. They can be hard to detect because they can grow anywhere in the body.

There are many other types of sarcomas, so if you think you may have a lump or swelling in your body, see a doctor. Types of soft tissue sarcomas include:

• Liposarcoma
• Synovial Cell Sarcoma
• Fibrosarcoma
• Hibernomas
• Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma
• Rhabdomyosarcoma