Question

Patient with knee pain - X-ray shows osteolytic lesions (eccentric/soap bubble appearance) in the epiphyseal regions of the long bones:

a) Gout
b) Osteomyelitis
c) Multiple myeloma
d) Ewing sarcoma

Answer 1

The presentation of osteolytic lesions with an "eccentric/soap bubble appearance" in the epiphyseal regions of the long bones indicates a possible diagnosis of multiple myeloma.

Step-by-step explanation:

The presentation of osteolytic lesions with an "eccentric/soap bubble appearance" in the epiphyseal regions of the long bones indicates a possible diagnosis of multiple myeloma. Multiple myeloma is a type of cancer that affects plasma cells in bone marrow. These osteolytic lesions result from the destruction of bone tissue by abnormal plasma cells.