Solitary muscle metastasis from lung carcinoma.
Recurrence after resection of non-small cell lung carcinoma is generally associated with a poor outcome. Limb muscle metastasis from lung cancer is extremely rare. We present a case of a 71-year-old man who presented with a solitary metastasis to his right lower limb two months after right upper lobectomy for lung cancer (stage: T2N0M0). Twenty-four months after surgical excision and chemotherapy he is alive without signs of neoplastic disease. We believe that a more aggressive approach might be considered for selected patients with solitary extracranial and extra-adrenal metastasis from lung cancer.
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Department of Thoracic Surgery, Second University of Naples, I Policlinico, Piazza Miraglia 2, 80138 Naples, Italy. mario.santini@unina2.it
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D000368:Aged; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018286:Carcinoma, Giant Cell / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000473:pathology*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D019042:Muscle Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D002945:Cisplatin