Editing Bone tumor (section)

==Signs and symptoms==
{{see also|Cancer pain}}
Clinical features of a bone tumor depend on the type of tumor and which part of which bone is affected.<ref name="orthoinfo"/><ref name="Santini2">{{cite book | vauthors = Murali S, Ilaslan H, Holden DM | chapter = 2. An imaging approach to bone tumors | chapter-url = https://books.google.com/books?id=qGmnCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA11 | veditors = Santini-Araujo E, Kalil RK, Bertoni F, Park YK | title = Tumors and Tumor-Like Lesions of Bone: For Surgical Pathologists, Orthopedic Surgeons and Radiologists | date = 2015 | publisher = Springer | isbn = 978-1-4471-6577-4 | pages = 15–56 | access-date = 2022-07-30 | archive-date = 2022-07-30 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220730132151/https://books.google.com/books?id=qGmnCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA11 | url-status = live }}</ref> Symptoms and signs usually result from the pressure effect of the tumor.<ref name=Maruth2018/>

There may be a lump, with or without pain.<ref name=Maruth2018/> Pain may increase with the growth of the tumor and may be worse at night and at rest.<ref name=Maruth2018/><ref name=CDCQ&A/> A bone tumor might present with an [[pathologic fracture|unexplained broken bone]]; with little or no trauma.<ref name="orthoinfo"/> Additional symptoms may include [[fatigue (medical)|fatigue]], [[fever]], [[weight loss]], [[anemia]] and [[nausea]].<ref name="orthoinfo"/><ref name=CDCQ&A/> If the tumor presses a nerve, [[focal neurologic signs|neurological signs]] may be present.<ref name=Maruth2018/> Sometimes there are no symptoms and the tumour is found when investigating another problem.<ref name="orthoinfo"/><ref name=CDCQ&A/>