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Can a blood test determine osteosarcoma? No, only a biopsy of the tumor. An MRI, CT, x-ray, or bone scan might rise suspicions of an osteosarcoma but until they do the biopsy there is no way to know for sure what type of tumor the x-rays are showing I am not sure if there is a blood test for it, ususally bone cancers are found on a bone scan or sometimes even seen on xray. Here is a link to St. Jude's page about it. Alkaline phosphatase and acid phosphatase levels are markers in the blood that when elevated may indicate osteosarcoma. However, there are also other conditions that may cause these to become elevated, so these tests would not by themselves diagnose osteosarcoma. The tumor can be seen through an xray or a CAT scan, but the only way to know for sure that its osteosarcoma would be through a biopsy. |
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