title: Non-small-cell lung cancer: unusual presentation in the gluteal muscle.
abstract: Lung cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in both men and women worldwide. It is also one of the most common forms of cancer in Ireland, accounting for about 20% of all deaths from cancer each year. Early detection of lung cancer is infrequent, and most cases are not diagnosed and treated until they are at an advanced stage. Distant metastases in lung cancer commonly involve the adrenal glands, liver, bones, and central nervous system; they are only rarely seen in the skeletal system. We report a rare case of metastasis to the gluteal muscle as the initial presentation of lung cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, UPMC Beacon Hospital, Sandyford, Dublin 18, Ireland. Bassel.Al-Alao@BeaconHospital.ie
authors.forename: Bassel Suffian
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Al-Alao
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Westrup
authors.forename: Maher Nicolas
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Shuhaibar
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D002081:Buttocks; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019042:Muscle Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000473:pathology*; D010166:Palliative Care; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed