Vol 8, No 4 (2012)
Case report
Published online: 2012-10-08

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Multiple osteolytic lesions — diagnostic difficulties. Case report

Alina Urbanowicz
Onkol. Prak. Klin 2012;8(4):155-158.

Abstract

Multiple osteolytic foci in patient with cachexia and anaemia strongly suggest the diagnosis of disseminated
neoplastic disease. We present the case of an 85-year-old woman in whom only histopatologic
examination of a bone lesion in combination with clinical and biochemical data allowed to establish proper
diagnosis of primary hyperparathyroidism.

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