KROK 1 2023 – Question 36 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathomorphology
A 64-year-old woman has suffered a pathological fracture of the humerus. Biopsy detects atypical plasma cells. X-ray shows tumor-like formations at the fracture site. What disease is likely in this case?
- A. Fibrous dysplasia of bone
- B. Chondrosarcoma
- C. Myeloma disease
- D. Chronic osteomyelitis
- E. Adenocarcinoma metastasis
Hint
Atypical plasma cells in bone with tumor-like destructive foci and a pathological fracture point to a malignant proliferation of one specific lymphoid cell line.
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