Bone Cancer

Bone Cancer

Signs and Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment

Diagnosis

Physical examination and X-rays may detect a bone tumor. If a tumor is suspected, state-of-the-art diagnostic imaging  will be used to confirm the diagnosis. To determine if a tumor is benign or malignant, tissue from the tumor must be removed for microscopic analysis. This often involves minimally invasive biopsy techniques, using tiny incisions.

Reviewed by health care specialists at UCSF Medical Center.
Last updated August 21, 2007