Pathological fracture - humerus

Case contributed by Mahmoud Ghanem
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Right arm pain for a week.

Patient Data

Age: 55 years
Gender: Male

Right humerus

x-ray

Evidence of cortical thinning and destruction of the right humeral neck with ill-defined multiple lucencies seen in the right upper humerus and associated soft tissue shadowing.

Case Discussion

Right humeral neck pathological fracture due to multiple myeloma involvement.

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