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Yes, it is possible to have cancer in your leg, just as cancer can develop in various parts of the body. Cancer can occur in bones, muscles, soft tissues, and even the skin of the leg. The type of cancer that can affect the leg depends on the specific tissues or cells in which it originates. Here are some common types of leg cancers:
Bone Cancer (Osteosarcoma): Osteosarcoma is a rare but aggressive form of bone cancer that can develop in the long bones of the arms and legs, including the thigh bone (femur) and shinbone (tibia). It often affects adolescents and young adults.
Soft Tissue Sarcoma: Soft tissue sarcomas are cancers that arise in the soft tissues of the body, which can include the muscles, tendons, and connective tissues in the legs. These cancers can occur in any part of the body, including the legs.
skin cancer: Skin cancers, such as melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and basal cell carcinoma, can develop on the skin of the legs, especially in areas frequently exposed to the sun.
Lymphoma: Lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphatic system, can affect lymph nodes in the legs or other parts of the body. It may present as swelling or lumps in the leg.
Metastatic Cancer: Cancer can also spread (metastasize) to the bones or soft tissues of the legs from primary tumors in other parts of the body. This is known as metastatic cancer.
Ramya Yerramothu
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∙ 8y agoYes, there are a few cancers that can affect the leg. The most common is osteosarcoma. There are other soft tissue cancers that can affect the leg as well.
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∙ 12y agoLaurence Shtull
Osteogenic sarcoma. Ewing sarcoma ,Parosteal sarcoma
most common primary malignancy is osteogenic sarcoma sometimes abbreviated as osteosarcoma
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∙ 14y agoYes. Better known as Ewing's sarcoma
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What cancer did St. Peregrine get?
He developed a form of cancer on his foot that was spreading to the rest of his leg. The doctors scheduled him for surgery to remove the leg but, after a night of prayer, the cancer disappeared.
What Cans er did Terry Fox have?
He had some cancer in his leg but then it spread to his lungs so then he had to die. His cancer in his leg had spread to his lungs.
How old was Terry Fox when cancer in his leg was discovered?
Cancer was discovered in his leg when he was 18 years old.
When was Terry Fox's leg cut off?
Terry Fox's leg got caught off because he had bone cancer and if they dint cut it off the cancer would spread from his right leg to his whole body.
How did terry fox loose his leg?
Sadly he had a cancer called BONE CANCER the thing that killed him was some cells of cancer left over from when he lost his leg still left which went to his lungs and he had 2 tumors on each of hid lungs size of golfbàlls
Can you Show pictures of skin cancer on legs?
I have Different color skin on my leg is that skin cancer
What are the types of cancers?
there are 15 types of cancer like skin cancer,lung cancer and leg cancer. you can also get cancer in your bones
What kind of cancer did Terry Fox die from?
Terry Fox died because when he was running he got cancer in his leg and then he went to the hospital and then the Doctor gave him a fake leg and after he kept running but every step he ran his fake leg hurted and after that he got cancer in his lungs and then he died at the hospital.
How did Zach gowen lose his leg?
zack gowen lost his leg to cancer when he was 8 years old
When did Terry Fox Get his leg amputated?
Terry was only 18 years old when he was diagnosed with osteogenic sarcoma (bone cancer) and forced to have his right leg amputated 15 centimetres (six inches) above the knee in 1977.
What city did Terry Fox get cancer?
The one leg city
What was terry foxs leg cancer called?
Osteosarcoma Cancerr.
