03-25-2007, 06:48 AM
A 72yrs old man with hypertension has had increasingly severe back pain over the past 2 months. He had a myocardial infarction 4 years ago. He has marked tenderness over T11, T12, L1 and L2. An x-ray film of the lumbosacral spine shows osteoblastic lesion in these vertebrae. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
A. abdominal aneurysm
B. fibrosarcoma
C. metastatic prostate carcinoma
D. multiple myeloma
E. osteosarcoma
A. abdominal aneurysm
B. fibrosarcoma
C. metastatic prostate carcinoma
D. multiple myeloma
E. osteosarcoma