Desmoplastic Fibroma - Bone Tumor Remedies
Modified on Jun 18, 2014
What Is Desmoplastic Fibroma?
Extremely rare, desmoplastic fibroma is a bone tumor. Cancer in the bones can occur in any bone in the body; however, it most often affects the longer bones that comprise the arms and legs. The pelvic bones as well as the mandible are also frequently affected. Specifically localized, desmoplastic fibroma begins in the bone – it is not a cancer that begins elsewhere in the body and metastasizes to the bone.
This type of bone cancer has been found in patients ranging from 20 months to 60 years old, but it typically affects adolescents and young adults between the ages of 15 and 25 years old. While no definitive cause of bone cancer is known, research has uncovered several factors that appear to be associated with the development of bone cancer. Exposure to radiation, heredity, and metal implants have been linked to the onset of bone cancer.
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