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Case Reports
. 2015 Apr 16;8(1):185-8.
doi: 10.1159/000381875. eCollection 2015 Jan-Apr.

Lung cancer presenting as a soft-tissue metastasis

Candice Baldeo  1 , Robert Ali  1 , Vandana Seeram  1 , Jeff House  1
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Lung cancer presenting as a soft-tissue metastasis

Candice Baldeo et al. Case Rep Oncol. .

Abstract

Soft-tissue metastasis refers to the growth of cancer cells, originating from internal cancer, in soft tissues. In most cases, soft-tissue metastases develop after initial diagnosis of the primary internal malignancy and late in the course of the disease. In very rare cases, they may occur at the same time or before the primary cancer has been detected. In our cases, the soft-tissue metastases and the primary lung cancer were diagnosed at the same time.

Keywords: Computed tomography; Lung cancer; Magnetic resonance imaging; Non-small-cell carcinoma; Positron emission tomography; Soft-tissue metastasis.

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a CT of the chest revealing the right ST mass. b CT of the chest with right suprahilar mass.
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a CT of the chest showing ST mass with lytic destruction of the inferior margin of the right scapula. b CT of the chest showing right upper lobe lung mass.
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