CHONDROSARCO

MA CANCER
 CHONDROSARCOMA

 A TYPE OF CANCER OF THE CARTILAGE

 IS A CARTILAGE-BASED TUMOR AND IS IN
A CATEGORY OF CANCERS CALLED
SARCOMAS
 ARISES FROM CHONDROBLASTS, CELLS
THAT FORM CARTILAGE
 CAUSES
 THE CAUSE OF CHONDROSARCOMA IS
UNKNOWN
 PATIENTS MAY HAVE A HISTORY OF
ENCHONDROMA OR OSTEOCHONDROMA
 SYMPTOMS
 PAIN
 LOCAL SWELLING
 EFFUSION MAYBE PRESENT
 TUMOR MAY OCCASIONALLY OCCUR
 TREATMENT
-SPECIFIC TREATMENT WILL BE DETERMINED BY
PHYSICIAN BASED ON:

 AGE, OVERALL HEALTH & MEDICAL

HISTORY
 EXTENT OF THE DISEASE
 TOLERANCE FOR MEDICATIONS
 EXPECTATION FOR THE COURSE OF THE
DISEASE
 OPINION OR PREFERENCE
 OTHER TREATMENT
 SURGERY
 PHYSICAL THERAPY
 CHEMO THERAPY
 DIAGNOSIS
 BIOPSY
 X-RAY
 CT SCAN
 MRI
 NEEDLE BIOPSY
 OPEN BIOPSY
 BONE SCAN
 FOLLOW UP

AFTER YOUR TREATMENT IS COMPLETED,

PT WILL HAVE REGULAR CHEC UPS AND
X-RAYS.THESE WILL CONTINUE FOR
SEVERAL YEARS.IF THE PT HAVE ANY
PROBLEMS, OR NOTICE ANY NEW SX IN
BETWEEN THESE TIMES, LET THE
DOCTOR KNOW ASAP.