Chondrosarcoma | Symptoms & Causes
What are the symptoms of chondrosarcoma?
Several factors, including Ollier’s disease (multiple benign tumors within a bone) and a rare genetic condition called Maffucci syndrome, may contribute to disease risk. Chondrosarcomas can be rapidly invasive or slow-growing and cause fewer symptoms and seldom spread to other organs and tissues.
Typical symptoms may include:
- pain (sharp or dull) at the tumor site
- swelling and/or redness at the tumor site
- enlargement of pre-existing exotoses (bone growths)
- increased pain with activity or lifting
- limp
- decreased movement of affect limb
- urinary obstruction (with pelvic tumors)
What causes chondrosarcoma?
The cause of chondrosarcoma is not known. Talk to your child's doctor if your family has a history of genetic disorders as part of your child's treatment plan.