Exam questionKROK 1Medicine · 2010
A 50-year-old patient has been taking treatment thrice for the last 6 months because of fractures caused by domestic accidents. Microscopical examination of bony tissue revealed foci of lacunar resolution, giant-cell granulomas in the tumour-like formations, cysts. Bony tissue was substituted by fibrous connective tissue. Examination revealed also adenoma of parathyroid gland and hypercalcemia. What is the most probable diagnosis?
Answer options
- Parathyroid osteodystrophy
- Osteopetrosis
- Paget’s disease
- Myelomatosis
- Osteomyelitis
Correct answer
Parathyroid osteodystrophy
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