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How Does One Treat Lesion On Sternum After Having Undergone Prostatectomy Previously?

My husband is 77 years old, had prostatectomy 15 years ago, Psa has been .0002 for years.
2 months ago, he had vasovagal attack following food poisoning and collapsed in the bathroom landing sideways. He had X-ray taken but no signs of damage to his bones. After a month, he still had pain in his back which I thought he might have sustained a fracture that was not detected. After a week an x-Ray result came back showing a lytic lesion to his rt 5th rib. A Ct scan has confirmed 2 lytic lesion to his ribs and one on his sternum in front of his heart. All blood results FBC UE, LFT AND BONE PROFILE were all so far normal. A PET scan was done yesterday. If this is likely to be malignant or not, what are we likely to expect? I await for your reply. Thank you.
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Lytic lesion in bones can be either a spread of cancer or due to fracture healing. PET scan will give us complete information about your bone status. If it is fracture then nothing needs to be done but if it is spread of cancer then he may need radiotherapy.
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How Does One Treat Lesion On Sternum After Having Undergone Prostatectomy Previously?

Lytic lesion in bones can be either a spread of cancer or due to fracture healing. PET scan will give us complete information about your bone status. If it is fracture then nothing needs to be done but if it is spread of cancer then he may need radiotherapy.