How is chondroblastoma diagnosed?

How is chondroblastoma diagnosed?

There are three steps to diagnosing chondroblastomas. First, a healthcare provider gives you a physical examination and asks you questions about the pain you’re experiencing. These questions include:

• How long have you been experiencing pain?
• Where is the pain?
• Does your pain go away with rest?
• Has your pain increased in severity over time?

After a physical examination, your healthcare provider performs one of three imaging tests:

• X-ray.
• MRI.
• CT scan.

To confirm your diagnosis, your healthcare provider will do a biopsy to examine a sample of the tumor tissue. For the biopsy, you are put under anesthesia and your surgeon will remove a small sample of the tumor tissue.