Diagnosis and Treatment of Chondrosarcoma
Chondrosarcoma is a common type of bone cancer that arises in the cartilaginous tissue. Typically affected areas include the thigh, arm, pelvis, knee, and spine.
Chondrosarcoma Diagnosis
Physicians at the Stanford Cancer Center have the best diagnostic tools available to diagnose chondrosarcoma, including:
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) -- standard and contrast-enhanced -- which uses powerful magnetic fields and radio waves that are fed into a computer that generates three-dimensional images of tissues
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Computed tomography (CT), which yields a detailed picture of the body's anatomical structures by taking cross-sectional images or X-ray slices of the body
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PET/CT, one of the latest advances in tumor imaging, that combines CT imaging with positron emission tomography (PET), which monitors the biochemical functioning of cells by detecting how they process certain compounds, such as glucose (sugar) Imaging the tumor is important to confirm the diagnosis and to determine the cancer stage and spread, which will guide treatment.
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