A 72-year-old man with a chronic cough comes to a local clinic complaining of a sharp pain in his ribs that started this morning after he had an episode of severe coughing. He notes that he has also been feeling very fatigued lately and has lost 10 lb (4.5 kg) in the past three months. The physician orders a chest x-ray, which reveals a rib fracture on the lateral view. Suspicious, the physician then orders a bone marrow biopsy. The results are shown in the image. Which of the following additional pathologic findings is this patient most likely to have? Reed-Sternberg cells Aplastic anemiA Hypocalcemia Severely elevated prostate-specific antigen level Hypercalcemia

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A 72-year-old man with a chronic cough comes to a local clinic complaining of a sharp pain in his ribs that started this morning after he had an episode of severe coughing. He notes that he has also been feeling very fatigued lately and has lost 10 lb (4.5 kg) in the past three months. The physician orders a chest x-ray, which reveals a rib fracture on the lateral view. Suspicious, the physician then orders a bone marrow biopsy. The results are shown in the image. Which of the following additional pathologic findings is this patient most likely to have?

Reed-Sternberg cells

Aplastic anemiA

Hypocalcemia

Severely elevated prostate-specific antigen level

Hypercalcemia

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