Adamantinoma | Symptoms & Causes
What are the symptoms of adamantinomas?
The symptoms of adamantinoma may appear over a short period of time or may occur for six months or more. The most common are:
- Pain (sharp or dull) at the tumor site
- Swelling and/or redness at the tumor site
- Increased pain with activity or lifting
- Limping
- Decreased movement of the affected limb
Adamantinoma | Diagnosis & Treatments
How are adamantinomas diagnosed?
In most cases, an injury brings a child to the doctor, where an X-ray may show a bone abnormality. In addition to a physical examination, other diagnostic procedures include:
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Biopsy
- Bone scan
- Blood and urine tests
After all tests are completed, doctors will be able to outline the best treatment options.
How are adamantinomas treated?
The best treatment option for adamantinoma is surgery because these tumors don’t generally respond to chemotherapy or radiation therapy. Surgery may include limb salvage surgery — to help preserve the limb by removing the tumor and some healthy tissue surrounding it — or amputation if the tumor involves major nerves or blood vessels.
How we care for adamantinomas
Children and young adults with adamantinoma are treated at Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Center through our Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors Program.
