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Osteoporosis and bone infection

A practice question in the style of the MCCQE MCQ exam. Choose your answer to see the explanation.

A woman with breast cancer has a painful bone metastasis in her femur with a large lytic lesion. What should be considered?

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The answer is C: Fixation and radiotherapy.

Large lytic lesions risk fracture. Fixation and radiotherapy prevent fracture and relieve pain.

This question comes from Week 10 of MCC Vault: Bones and joints. That week has 124 more exam-style questions like it, 5 short lessons and 150 flashcards. The course starts free with Week 1 and reaches this topic in week 10, as part of a five-month plan with full mock exams along the way.

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