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Symptoms of bone tumours

* Osteogenic sarcoma of the mandible (jaw) giving th
Osteogenic sarcoma of the mandible (jaw) giving the X-ray appearance of a bearded chin
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The classical presentation to the doctor is with a painful swelling arising from the affected bone. Occasionally the patient may present with a fracture through the involved bone.
Whereas osteogenic sarcoma tends to involve the ends of long bones, Ewing’s tends to arise in the mid portions of long bones – the term long bones refers to limb bones such as the femur or humerus etc.




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