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Reiter's Syndrome Metastatic Carcinoma of Bone Rheumatoid Arthritis .
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METASTATIC CARCINOMA OF BONE

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Osteolytic Metastases
  • Increased serum calcium reflects removal of calcium from destroyed bone at sites of metastatic tumour.
  • Increased urine calcium reflects excretion of increased serum calcium.
  • Increased urine hydroxyproline reflects breakdown and excretion of bone collagen.
  • Normal serum alkalkine phosphatase
Osteoblastic Metastases
  • Increased serum alkaline phosphatase reflects new bone formation stimulated by the metastatic tumour.

    • Increased serum acid phosphatase reflects metastases from prostatic cancer, which is the source of acid phosphatase.
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