If tumors spread to the bones, a person can experience symptoms in other areas of the body, including sudden weakness in the legs. Large-cell carcinoma, non-small cell lung cancer, or mesothelioma patients may find muscle weakness difficult to prevent.
Difficulty walking is a common symptom caused by a brain tumor, and may occur if any of the following symptoms are present: Weakness in one foot/leg or both feet/legs. Change in sensation (burning, pins and needles) or numbness in one leg or both. Difficulty with balance or feeling unsteady.
Mesothelioma causes chemical imbalances in the body that interfere with muscle function. This can lead to muscle weakness. Cancer can spread and metastasize into muscle tissue or other sensitive tissues.
Persistent cramping of the leg and other muscles is a common side effect of cancer and cancer treatment, especially at night, which may affect sleep. A muscle cramp or spasm is a painful tightening of a muscle. It may be sudden, and the muscle may feel tight or stiff.
Cancer Survivors Are More Likely Than Others to Walk Slowly or Have Difficulty Walking.
Abnormal development of the muscles or bones of your legs or feet. Arthritis of the hips, knees, ankles, or feet. Cerebellar disorders, which are disorders of the area of the brain that controls coordination and balance. Foot problems, including corns and calluses, sores, and warts.
A frontal lobe tumor can cause changes in personality, intellect, reasoning, and behavior; affect coordination and walking, and cause speech loss.
Bone cancer can affect any bone, but most cases develop in the long bones of the legs or upper arms. The main symptoms include: persistent bone pain that gets worse over time and continues into the night.
While many cancer patients complete their treatment regimen with no lasting after-effects, some patients may have lingering side effects, including pain, tingling or numbness in the arms and legs. Medications, steroids or physical and occupational therapy may ease the problems.
If lung cancer spreads to other parts of the body, it may cause: Bone pain. Arm or leg weakness or numbness.
Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is a rare type of cancer that forms in soft tissue — specifically skeletal muscle tissue or sometimes hollow organs such as the bladder or uterus. RMS can occur at any age, but it most often affects children.
Musculoskeletal cancer is any cancer that develops in bone or soft tissue, such as muscle. This can include bone cancer (bone sarcoma), soft tissue sarcoma and bone cancer that has spread from other parts of your body (metastatic carcinoma).
Leg weakness can be caused by a variety of medical conditions, some of which are serious. Possible causes include stroke, systemic diseases, inflammatory conditions, nerve damage, muscle disorders, and medication side effects.
People will often experience shaky or weak legs when dealing with vascular issues in the leg, like deep vein thrombosis or blood clots. Clots are very serious if untreated because they could break off into the bloodstream and travel to an artery in the lungs, blocking blood flow.
Tumour markers
If you have osteosarcoma, your doctor will measure your ALP level (alkaline phosphatase). This chemical is found in your blood and is a measure of bone activity. If you have a bone cancer, the levels of bone cell activity in the affected bone may be higher than normal.
Signs and symptoms of bone cancer include: Bone pain. Swelling and tenderness near the affected area. Weakened bone, leading to fracture.
Pain caused by bone cancer usually begins with a feeling of tenderness in the affected bone. This gradually progresses to a persistent ache or an ache that comes and goes, which continues at night and when resting.
Biopsy. The most definitive way of diagnosing bone cancer is to take a sample of affected bone and send it to a laboratory for testing. This is known as a biopsy. A biopsy can determine exactly what type of bone cancer you have and what grade it is.
Bone metastasis can weaken bones. This puts your bones at risk for breaking. In some cases, a break (fracture) is the first sign of bone metastasis. The most common sites where bones may break are the long bones of the arms and legs, and the bones of the spine.
Sensory ataxia caused by polyneuropathy, parkinsonism, subcortical vascular encephalopathy, and dementia is among the most common neurological causes. Hip and knee osteoarthritis causing pain and limit motion are common non-neurological causes of gait disorders.