Proximal myopathy due to discrete carcinomatous metastases in muscle.
Two patients are described with proximal muscle weakness and electromyographic evidence of a myopathic process. In both, discrete carcinomatous metastatic deposits were found in proximal muscles. The possible clinical implications are discussed.
D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009132:Muscles / Q000473:pathology; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis