Korean J Med.
2005 Dec;69(6):676-680.
An elderly patient with gastric adenocarcinoma developing multiple metastasis in skeletal muscle
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Koheung General Hospital, Koheung, Korea. bong2888@lycos.co.kr
- 2Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Koheung General Hospital, Koheung, Korea.
- 3Department of Radiology, Koheung General Hospital, Koheung, Korea.
- 4Department of Pathology, Koheung General Hospital, Koheung, Korea.
- 5For You Pathology Clinics, Chonnam, Korea.
Abstract
- Gastric cancer occurs with high frequency and is a significant cause of cancer motality in Korea. The most common metastatic sites of gastric cancer are liver, lung, bone and adrenal gland. Intramuscular metastasis from gastric cancer is an rare case. Skeletal muscle is one of the most unusual sites of metastasis from any malignancy. We report an elderly patient with gastric cancer developing multiple metastasis in skeletal musle.
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