title: Carcinoma cervix with metastasis to deltoid muscle.
abstract: Skeletal muscles are rare metastatic sites despite their rich blood supply and the fact that the muscular mass of the body accounts for a large percentage of the total body weight. They account for less than 1% of all malignant metastases of haematogenous origin. Menard and Parache, Ann Med Interne Paris 1991;142:423-428. Skeletal muscle metastasis in cervical cancer have been infrequently reported. In this case report, we detail a case of cervical cancer who developed a painful swelling of the right shoulder which on investigation, was found to be skeletal muscle metastases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India. drsush_p@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pathy
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jayalakshmi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chander
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thulkar
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019042:Muscle Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000473:pathology*; D012782:Shoulder / Q000473:pathology; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy