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146) A 65 year old Hispanic man presents to your office for intermittent abdominal discomfort. He is afebrile and his he physical examination is benign.
A plain x-ray of his abdomen is obtained , the film is shown below :
The most likely complication that this patient is likely to develop:
A) Inflammatory bowel disease
B) Colon cancer
C) Diabetes Mellitus
D) Chronic Renal Insufficiency
E) Hyperparthyroidism.

Complicated Q, I guess E, thanks misshyd.

DD

what's the pict showing , lytic lesion?

i guess eE

i think picture has calcifications, those dense shadows on right side of spine area

Is it also lesion in body of vertebra? Like a cyst?

itf' it's calcifications., then E

E,

calcifications in mid-abdomen , almost slightly on right side of mid spine