title: Skeletal Muscle Metastases from Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Cervix: Report of Two Cases With Literature Review.
abstract: Cervical carcinoma is the second most common female malignancy worldwide. It usually spreads by direct local extension or the lymphatic vessels. Hematogenous dissemination with distant skeletal muscle metastases is a rare phenomenon. We report here 2 patients whose recurrent squamous cell carcinomas of the cervix presented with symptomatic skeletal muscle metastases affecting the muscles of the thoracic wall and forearm, respectively. We also discuss the differential diagnosis and comprehensively review the previously published literature on this rare presentation of cervical carcinoma.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pathology (F.S., A.C., N.I., S.V.)Oncology (A.T.S., N.K.), University of Sarajevo Clinical Center, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
authors.forename: Faruk
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Skenderi
authors.forename: Adisa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chikha
authors.forename: Nermina
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ibisevic
authors.forename: Aida
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tatarevic-Suko
authors.forename: Nermina
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kantardzic
authors.forename: Semir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vranic
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019042:Muscle Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000473:pathology; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*