Can you get bone cancer in your clavicle?

Introduction. The clavicle is rare site of bone tumours. Majority of the tumours of clavicle are malignant and are often misdiagnosed due to low index of suspicion. The oncological patterns of clavicle resemble that of flat bones.

What is a clavicle mass?

A tumor. There is a possibility that the lump on your collarbone is a tumor. Tumors can be either benign or malignant and should be reviewed by a doctor. Many benign tumors are known as lipomas. These are fat-filled tumors that will appear over a long period of time, usually months or years.

What are the symptoms of collarbone cancer?

Signs and symptoms of bone cancer

• persistent bone pain that gets worse over time and continues into the night.
• swelling and redness (inflammation) over a bone, which can make movement difficult if the affected bone is near a joint.
• a noticeable lump over a bone.
• a weak bone that breaks (fractures) more easily than normal.

Are cancer lumps hard like bone?

Cancerous lumps are usually hard, painless and immovable. Cysts or fatty lumps etc are usually slightly softer to touch and can move around.

Why is one clavicle bigger than the other?

If your collarbones are even but one shoulder is higher, your upper traps may be overworking and as a result be more bulky. This could be due to tight muscles in your side along your ribs making the top of your shoulder work harder than the other side.

What is the medial end of the clavicle?

The medial end is also known as the sternal end. It is quadrangular and articulates with the clavicular notch of the manubrium of the sternum to form the sternoclavicular joint. The articular surface extends to the inferior aspect for articulation with the first costal cartilage.

When do clavicles stop growing?

about age 25
The clavicle (collar bone), pictured here, is the last bone to complete growth, at about age 25. Measuring the length of long bones can give an estimate of age for children, but this technique is useful only until bones have stopped growing.

Is a lump on end of clavicle bone normal?

If you find a lump above or on your clavicle, it’s totally normal to bounce to cataclysmic conclusions. Whenever we detect anything even marginally abnormal with our bodies, the natural knee jerk attitude is to panic for the sake of our health – even if painstakingly unnecessary. The fact is, many unexplained lumps are

What is the lump on the left clavicle?

Discovering a lump on the collarbone may be a sign of infection . One type of infection that could affect the collarbone is a bone infection known as osteomyelitis , though this is not a common condition in the clavicle. Infections can spread to your collarbone from blood or tissue near your collarbone.

What is a bump above the clavicle?

The most common source of a lump over the clavicle bone is a healing bone fracture. Sometimes the lump is a lipoma, or a harmless fatty tumor that settles on top of the collarbone. If the bump is located at either end of the clavicle, it could be caused by damage from osteoarthritis (OA).

Where does the clavicle meet the sternum?

The sternoclavicular joint is where the clavicle, or collarbone, meets the sternum, or breastbone. As the skeleton tends to be symmetrical, there are two sternoclavicular joints which mirror each other, one on the left and one on the right.