Hello. My husband has gone to the doctor a number of times and they ve told him he needs to get a bone scan. They found something in his hand after he had a MRI. His should hurst all the time and his in constant pain. Bone cancer is on their minds. We have have found a hard lump on his elbow. It looks and feels like his bone is sticking out. What do you have in mind?
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. Bone cancer can cause following symptoms. 1. Constant bone pain.2. Swelling (hard, painful)3. Pathological fractures due to osteoporosis of involved bone.4. Typical x-ray findings of demineralization and fracture and mass. So your husbands all symptoms are suggestive of bone cancer.  So we need to rule out this first. Bone scan is must before biopsy.  So get done bone scan first and then biopsy to confirm the diagnosis.