Exam questionKROK 1Medicine ยท 2020
A 60-year-old man suffered from a spontaneous rib fracture. X-ray shows multiple foci of bilateral costal osteoporosis. Biopsy material obtained from the place of the fracture shows uniform proliferation of Lymphocytic-plasmocytic cells with signs of cellular atypia. Name this disease
Answer options
- Tuberculous osteomyelitis
- Multiple myeloma
- Metastasis of pulmonary carcinoma
- Osteosarcoma
- Acute osteomyelitis
Correct answer
Multiple myeloma
Explanation
A 60 year old man suffered from a spontaneous rib fracture. X-ray shows multiple foci of bilateral costal osteoporosis. Biopsy material obtained from the place of the fracture shows uniform proliferation of Lymphocytic-plasmocytic cells with signs of cellular atypia. Name this diseaseCancer of plasma cells
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