Sarcomas

Bone Sarcoma

Signs and Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment

Treatment

Osteosarcoma is usually treated with surgery and chemotherapy. Before surgery, chemotherapy may be given to help shrink the tumor and avoid amputation. Sometimes, more extensive surgery is necessary to completely eliminate or cure the cancer.

Reviewed by health care specialists at UCSF Children's Hospital.
Last updated May 8, 2007