title: Calf metastasis of colorectal cancer: report of a case.
abstract: Colorectal cancer metastases rarely develop outside liver, lungs and lymph nodes, and only exceptionally in skeletal muscle. The very low incidence of such metastasis sites may be due either to underestimation of the problem or to their intrinsic rarity. We report a case of metastasis from colorectal cancer that developed in the left calf and manifested itself as a painful non-fluctuating mass. The relevant literature is also reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Surgical Department, Section of Surgical Clinic and Surgical Therapy, University of Parma.
authors.forename: Domenico
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Iusco
authors.forename: Leopoldo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sarli
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mazzeo
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Donadei
authors.forename: Luigi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Roncoroni
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D019042:Muscle Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome