2. An 82-year-old male is admitted to the hospital with a chief complaint of a constant, dull back pain. Labora- tory tests are conducted and show an elevated alkaline phosphatase level. The patient...

Extracted text: 2. An 82-year-old male is admitted to the hospital with a chief complaint of a constant, dull back pain. Labora- tory tests are conducted and show an elevated alkaline phosphatase level. The patient spends several weeks in the hospital and he dies several weeks later. An autopsy shows his vertebra contain nodular lesions. What is the probable diagnosis? a. b. Where is the primary site for the pathology? What are the common cancers that metastasize to the bone? С.