Ileo-psoas muscle metastasis from pulmonary carcinoma

Authors

  • S Parajuli Department of Pathology, Kathmandu Model Hospital, Kathmandu
  • RB Basnet Department of Pathology, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Kathmandu
  • A Tuladhar Department of Pathology, Kathmandu Model Hospital, Kathmandu

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/jpn.v2i3.6033

Keywords:

Pulmonary carcinoma, Psoas muscle, Metastasis, Adenocarcinoma

Abstract

Metastatic disease to muscle is rare and may be misdiagnosed when it is the presenting symptom, particularly in the absence of a known primary tumor. Skeletal muscle metastasis as a mode of presentation of primary lung cancer is an unusual phenomenon. Here, we report a case of ileo-psoas muscle metastasis from lung cancer as the initial clinical manifestation in a 58 year-old male with a personal history of heavy smoking. Excisional biopsy of the mass in the ileo-psoas muscle revealed metastatic adenocarcinoma. Computed tomography scan of the chest for a primary search was done and found to be pulmonary carcinoma.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jpn.v2i3.6033

JPN 2012; 2(3): 251-253

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Parajuli, S., Basnet, R., & Tuladhar, A. (2012). Ileo-psoas muscle metastasis from pulmonary carcinoma. Journal of Pathology of Nepal, 2(3), 251–253. https://doi.org/10.3126/jpn.v2i3.6033

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 3 (2012)

Section

Case Reports

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