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Bone tumor
A bone tumor is an abnormal growth of cells that occurs in bone. A tumor also can develop in soft tissue, such as muscle, tendons, nerves or blood vessels. Tumors may be benign (noncancerous) or malignant (cancerous). Orthopaedic oncology is a highly specialized orthopaedic subspecialty that provides diagnosis and treatment of benign and malignant musculoskeletal tumors.
While our Norton Orthopaedic Care specialists often can treat benign tumors, malignant tumors generally are referred to Norton Cancer Institute’s orthopaedic oncologist – a member of a multidisciplinary team of skilled oncologists and radiologists. In fact, our staff includes Kentucky’s only orthopaedic oncologist, who provides evaluation and treatment of musculoskeletal tumors and metastatic lesions. We also manage orthopaedic conditions in cancer patients, such as fractures, trauma, arthritis, avascular necrosis, osteoporosis or infections, which may require specialized treatment in conjunction with cancer treatment.
Our Norton Orthopaedic Care specialists provide treatment for the following benign bone and soft tissue tumors and related conditions.
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Benign bone tumors
- Bone cyst
- Bone infections
- Bone island
- Chondroblastoma
- Chondromyxoid fibroma
- Enchondroma
- Enostosis
- Fibrous dysplasia
- Giant cell tumor
- Hemangioma
- Histiocytosis X
- Juxtacortical chondroma
- Nonossifying fibroma
- Osteoblastoma
- Osteochondroma
- Osteofibrous dysplasia
- Osteoid osteoma
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Benign soft tissue tumors
- Desmoid/fibromatosis
- Fibroma/elastofibroma
- Giant cell tumor
- Hemangioma
- Lipoma/lipoblastoma
- Mesenchymoma
- Myositis ossificans/fasciitis/myositis
- Neuroma/neurofibroma/schwannoma
- Pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS)
- Xanthoma
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