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Case Reports
. 2009 Jan;102(1):79-81.
doi: 10.1097/SMJ.0b013e31818133db.

Forearm muscle metastasis as an initial clinical manifestation of lung cancer

Kyoichi Kaira  1 , Tamotsu Ishizuka, Noriko Yanagitani, Noriaki Sunaga, Takafumi Tsuchiya, Takeshi Hisada, Masatomo Mori
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Case Reports

Forearm muscle metastasis as an initial clinical manifestation of lung cancer

Kyoichi Kaira et al. South Med J. 2009 Jan.

Abstract

Skeletal muscle metastasis from lung cancer is rare, and the optimal treatment strategy is unknown. A 37-year-old man presented with painful swelling in the left forearm. A biopsy of the swollen muscle disclosed the presence of pulmonary adenocarcinoma. The patient was treated with systemic chemotherapy and radiotherapy; radiographic examination revealed a marked reduction of the tumor in the primary site and muscle metastasis. Skeletal muscle metastasis as a mode of presentation of primary lung cancer is an unusual phenomenon.

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