Multiple myeloma

Case contributed by Henry Knipe
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Arm pain.

Patient Data

Age: 60 years
Gender: Female
x-ray

Findings of multiple myeloma - lytic lesions in the glenoid and multiple ribs with healing pathological rib fracture. 

Case Discussion

Find one lytic bone lesion, look for another. Multiplicity helps narrow the diagnosis to (essentially) between metastases and multiple myeloma. 

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