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What are the odds of surviving osteosarcoma?
If osteosarcoma is diagnosed and treated before it has spread outside the area where it started, the general 5-year survival rate for people of all ages is 74%. If the cancer has spread outside of the bones and into surrounding tissues or organs and/or the regional lymph nodes, the 5-year survival rate is 66%.
Is osteosarcoma a terminal?
What are the survival rates for osteosarcoma? If the disease is localized (has not spread to other areas of the body), the long-term survival rate is 70 to 75%. If osteosarcoma has already spread to the lungs or other bones at diagnosis, the long-term survival rate is about 30%.
Does osteosarcoma hurt?
Bone pain and swelling Pain at the site of the tumor in the bone is the most common symptom of osteosarcoma. The most common sites for these tumors in younger people are around the knee or in the upper arm, but they can occur in other bones as well. At first, the pain might not be constant and might be worse at night.
What is osteosarcoma?
Osteosarcoma is a type of bone cancer that begins in the cells that form bones. Osteosarcoma is most often found in the long bones — more often the legs, but sometimes the arms — but it can start in any bone. In very rare instances, it occurs in soft tissue outside the bone.
What are the types of high-grade osteosarcomas?
Other high-grade osteosarcomas include: Extraskeletal: a tumor that starts in a part of the body other than a bone (but still makes bone tissue) These uncommon tumors fall between high-grade and low-grade osteosarcomas.
What is the most common site of osteosarcoma?
The upper arm bone close to the shoulder (proximal humerus) is the next most common site. Still, osteosarcoma can develop in any bone, including the bones of the pelvis (hips), shoulder, and jaw.
Can osteosarcoma start in the arm?
Osteosarcoma is most often found in the long bones — more often the legs, but sometimes the arms — but it can start in any bone. Osteosarcoma tends to occur in teenagers and young adults, but it can also occur in younger children and older adults. Treatment usually involves chemotherapy and surgery.