5 HEALTH SIGNALS OF A BONE TUMOR

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IN A PANDEMIC, THESE COMPLAINTS ARE NOT IGNORED! 5 SIGNALS OF A BONE TUMOR

In bone tumors, which usually progress insidiously and can be seen at any age, especially during the pandemic process, hesitating to go to the hospital for Covid-19 may cause the possibility of early diagnosis to be missed. Emphasizing that listening to the patient’s complaints and physical examination play a key role in the diagnosis, Turkish Assoc. Doctor in Antalya explained the 5 prominent symptoms of bone tumors and gave important warnings and suggestions.

Turkish iHealth member and hospital department Orthopedics and Traumatology Specialist Assoc. Dr. “Bone tumors are usually slow-moving. Benign tumors occur about 100 times more often than malignant tumors. Early diagnosis of malignant tumors makes it easier to get rid of the arm or leg where the tumor has settled and increases the patient’s life expectancy. The cooperation of orthopedics, radiology and pathology physicians is extremely important in the diagnosis of bone tumors. However, postponing going to the hospital and seeing a doctor for some complaints during the pandemic process can cause the disease to progress further,” he says.

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PAIN THAT DOES NOT PASS

It is the most common cause of bone tumors. In malignant tumors, pain develops with a short-term response to painkillers, which does not pass, or even gradually increases in intensity. While the pain, which was initially mild, worsens over time, this problem persists at rest. Although the pain that wakes you up from sleep at night is an indication of malignant bone tumors, it can rarely also be seen in a benign tumor (osteoid osteoma).

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SWELLING

Like pain that does not go away, the swelling that occurs should also bring to mind the possibility of a bone tumor. Swelling or stiffness in the painful area is one of the common symptoms of a bone tumor, whether it is benign or malignant. The patient develops irregular, limited, hard, immobile and rapidly growing swelling, especially around the knees, shoulders and hips. If the swelling is painful, it should be a stimulant in terms of being malignant and should not be replaced with painkillers and it should be consulted with the doctor as soon as possible.

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LIMP

Because malignant tumors that originate from both the bone itself and another organ and spread to the bone often occupy the hip and knee area, patients may consult a doctor with complaints of limping. The cause of this complaint is weakness and pain due to destruction of the retained bone. For this reason, caution should be exercised in cases of possible lameness, and a doctor should be consulted by not neglecting lameness that does not develop due to any external factors.

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BROKEN

Although it is not as common as pain and swelling, both a good and malignant bone tumor can spontaneously lead to a fracture of the bone. Both of them can cause destruction in the bone where it settles. The presence of pain before it, its occurrence with mild trauma, the patient has a known history of cancer and the presence of destruction in the broken bone should bring to mind the possibility that the fracture may develop due to the tumor.

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NUMBNESS AND WEAKNESS

Especially in spinal tumors, depending on the location of the tumor, the patient may consult a doctor with numbness and weakness in the arms or legs, while constipation may be the only complaint in a coccyx tumor. However, complaints such as weakness, fatigue, loss of appetite, weight loss against the will should also not be neglected, the underlying cause should be investigated. In addition to all these complaints, benign bone tumors are usually detected by chance on an october taken for another reason, while metastatic bone tumors can often be detected during routine screening of cancer patients.

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President of Organ Transplant Center at MedicalPark Hospital Antalya

Turkey's world-renowned organ transplant specialist. Dr. Demirbaş has 104 international publications and 102 national publications.

Physician's Resume:

Born on August 7, 1963 in Çorum, Prof. Dr. Alper Demirbaş has been continuing his work as the President of MedicalPark Antalya Hospital Organ Transplantation Center since 2008.

Prof. who performed the first tissue incompatible kidney transplant in Turkey, the first blood type incompatible kidney transplant, the first kidney-pancreas transplant program and the first cadaveric donor and live donor liver transplant in Antalya. Dr. As of August 2016, Alper Demirbaş has performed 4900 kidney transplants, 500 liver transplants and 95 pancreas transplants.

In addition to being the chairman of 6 national congresses, he has also been an invited speaker at 12 international and 65 national scientific congresses. Dr. Alper Demirbaş was married and the father of 1 girl and 1 boy.

Awards:

Eczacibasi Medical Award of 2002, Akdeniz University Service Award of 2005, Izder Medical Man of the Year Award of 2006, BÖHAK Medical Man of the Year Award of 2007, Sabah Mediterranean Newspaper Scientist of the Year Award of 2007, ANTIKAD Scientist of the Year Award of 2009, Social Ethics Association Award of 2010, Işık University Medical Man of the Year Award of 2015, VTV Antalya's Brand Value Award of 2015.

Certificates:

Doctor of Medicine Degree Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Ankara, General Surgeon Ministry of Health Turkey EKFMG (0-477-343-8), University of Miami School of Medicine Member of Multiple Organ Transplant, ASTS Multiorgan Transplant Scholarship. Lecturer at Kyoto University. Lecturer at University of Essen, Research assistant at the University of Cambridge .

Professional Members:

American Society of Transplant Surgeons, American Transplantation Society Nominated, Middle East and Southern Africa Council Transplantation Society 2007, International Liver Transplantation Association, Turkish Transplantation Association, Turkish Society of Surgery, Turkish Hepatobiliary Surgery Association.

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