Swansea Radiology teaching site Helping Students to identify illness through X-rays

Case of the Week

Case 14 : 21.11.08

History :
65 yr old man with bone pain

Answers

What does the skull radiograph show ?

Multiple round lucent lesions, ‘punched out’ lesions

This is the typical appearance of which disease ?

Myeloma

What other tests are used for this diagnosis ?

Test for Bence Jones proteins in urine
Skeletal survey






 
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