4th Edition

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 5. A middle-aged man develops backache and his GP sends him for an X-Ray. X-ray of the lumber spine is reported as showing osteosclerotic metastasis in the body of L2 lumbar vertebra. Which cancer is most likely to produce bone metastases that are osteosclerotic rather than osteolytic?

a. Bladder cancer
b. Colorectal cancer
c. Lung cancer
d. Melanoma
e. Prostate cancer