Musculoskeletal tumors called Osteosarcoma

Definition: A mass of unusual cells growing in a bone or muscles. Most bone tumours aren't cancerous.

Risk factors

Nursing care plan:

Diagnostics

Pathophysiology: The causes of bone tumors aren't known. A few possible causes are genetics, radiation treatment, and injuries to the bones. Osteosarcoma has been linked to radiation treatment and other anticancer drugs, especially in children.

Causes is unknown but there are leading risk factors mentioned in onother branch of this diagram

Clinical manifestations

Bone pain

Swelling and tenderness near the affected area

Weakened bone, leading to fracture

Fatigue

Unintended weight loss

Inherited genetic syndromes

Radiation therapy for cancer

Paget's disease of bone

Bone scan

Computerized tomography (CT)

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Positron emission tomography (PET)

X-ray

Management

Surgery

Chemotherapy

Radiation therapy

Dostarlimab-gxly administration

Entrectinib administration

Talk to the patient to promote comfort

Monitoring patients hygiene

Limit patient movement if the tumors are in the joints

References: Nakajima, K., Kidani, T. and Miura, H., 2021. Molecular profiling of bone remodeling occurring in musculoskeletal tumors. Journal of Orthopaedic Research®, 39(7), pp.1402-1410.