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X-Ray Exam: Forearm for Parents
A forearm X-ray can help doctors find the causes of pain, tenderness, swelling, or deformity. It can detect broken bones, and after a broken bone has been set, see if it has healed properly.
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X-Ray Exam: Wrist for Parents
A wrist X-ray is a safe and painless test that can help find the cause of pain, tenderness, swelling, or show deformities of the wrist joint. It can also detect broken bones or dislocated joints.
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X-Ray Exam: Upper Arm (Humerus) for Parents
An upper arm X-ray can help find the cause of symptoms such as pain, tenderness, swelling, or deformity of the upper arm. It can detect a broken bone, and after the bone has been set, show if it has healed well.
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X-Ray Exam: Lower Leg (Tibia and Fibula) for Parents
An X-ray of the tibia and fibula can help find the cause of pain, tenderness, swelling, or deformity of the lower leg. It can detect broken bones, and after a broken bone has been set, help see if it has healed well.
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X-Ray Exam: Hand for Parents
A hand X-ray can help doctors find the cause of pain, tenderness, swelling, and deformity. It also can detect broken bones or dislocated joints.
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Medulloblastoma for Parents
Medulloblastoma is a type of brain tumor. Most brain tumors in children are medulloblastoma.
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Hepatoblastoma for Parents
Hepatoblastoma is a rare type of cancer that affects the liver but rarely spreads beyond it. Most cases are in children younger than 3.
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Ewing Sarcoma for Parents
This type of cancer mainly develops in the arms, legs, ribs, spinal column, and pelvis. Early diagnosis and treatment mean most kids have a good chance of recovery.
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Liver Tumors for Parents
Tumors happen when cells form a mass or growth. Liver tumors can be benign (not cancerous) or malignant (cancerous).
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Gliomas for Parents
A glioma is a type of brain tumor that starts in glial cells, which support the nerve cells of the brain and spinal cord. Doctors treat most gliomas with surgery alone or combinations of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy.