{"id":7647,"date":"2021-11-09T09:21:42","date_gmt":"2021-11-09T07:21:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bonalive.com\/en\/?p=7647"},"modified":"2023-05-04T08:32:50","modified_gmt":"2023-05-04T05:32:50","slug":"new-ways-to-prevent-the-recurrence-of-benign-bone-tumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bonalive.com\/en-us\/news\/new-ways-to-prevent-the-recurrence-of-benign-bone-tumors\/","title":{"rendered":"New ways to prevent the recurrence of benign bone tumors"},"content":{"rendered":"

Can you tell us something about benign bone tumors?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Benign bone tumors are often recognized when the patient experiences pain, rest pain or even fractures due to a tumor in the bone. These bone cysts can basically appear anywhere in the skeleton and there are different types of benign bone tumors, also referred to as tumorlike lesions.1<\/sup><\/a> Unlike malign bone tumors, benign tumors do not spread through metastases. But if the benign bone tumor is very large and shows signs of expansion, surgery is usually seriously considered.<\/p>\n

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What is the current standard of care?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The current standard of care varies but when surgery is involved, the site is emptied and debrided to remove the benign tumor material. Thermoablation and embolization is sometimes used instead of or before surgery.<\/p>\n

The most common surgical intervention is marginal extracapsular excision using a high-speed drill in combination with cavity filling.2<\/a><\/sup> Bank bone (allograft), the patient\u2019s own bone (autograft), or synthetic bone graft substitutes are commonly used to fill the cavity. Harvesting autograft often involves donor site pain postoperatively, and availability of autograft is often limited. Most importantly, when surgically treating benign bone tumors, the likelihood of recurrence of the tumor must be minimized.<\/p>\n

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How common is recurrence of benign bone tumors?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

It is very common that benign bone tumors recur at the same location within a few months or even years after removal, and especially in an unmatured, growing skeleton.<\/p>\n