Osteosarcoma in children - full information

Osteosarcoma is a malignant tumor of the bone, consisting of immature bone cells. The disease most often found in adolescent children. Foci of the neoplasm are the femur, tibia, humerus, their areas near the joints. Osteosarcoma usually diagnosed in the later stages, when treatment may have an unfavorable prognosis. But with an adequate approach and correctly prescribed optimal scheme of therapeutic measures, a cure is possible.

Therefore, many parents whose children suspected of cancer prefer the high-quality medical care provided by Tel Aviv Medical Clinic. The Department of Pediatric Oncology equipped with the latest technology, the most advanced and informative equipment, which allows you to identify dangerous pathology in the early stages. We employ experienced doctors who have undergone specialized training, in whose arsenal there are unique, effective methods.

Causes and symptoms of the disease

Osteosarcoma refers to a dangerous, aggressive type of cancer, penetrating metastases into soft tissues and adjacent organs, destroying bones. Factors that provoke the appearance of a tumor are presumably:

• Genetic predisposition.
• The fast growth of the body when puberty occurs.
• Exposure to medicines and radiation.
• Congenital and chronic bone diseases.

Such signs mainly manifest osteosarcoma: 

• Sudden pain that occurs at the site of the neoplasm.
• The oncological process is expressed in redness, pain when pressed.
• Weakness and fatigue.
• Fragile bones.

How is osteosarcoma treated at Tel Aviv Medical Clinic?

Our clinic provides a full range of services of the highest level, comfortable rooms, the ability to undergo rehabilitation after treatment under the supervision of doctors. We have set reasonable prices that correspond to tariffs in state medical institutions. We also help to contact charitable foundations, with whom we cooperate with those who do not have the means to pay for treatment. We carry out a detailed diagnosis, according to the results of which consultation of doctors determines the most effective method of therapy. A sound effect demonstrated by the combination of surgical removal of a malignant tumor with the use of medications.