J Korean Pain Soc.
2001 Dec;14(2):257-260.
Accidental Detection of Soft Tissue Metastasis from Bronchogenic Carcinoma during the Diagnostic Process for Back Pain after Celiac Plexus Block: A case report
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheon An, Korea. ybs90@unitel.co.kr
- 2Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheon An, Korea.
- 3Department of Orthopedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheon An, Korea.
Abstract
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It is well known that bronchogenic carcinoma frequently metastasize to bony skeleton, although it is unusual for it to metastasize to soft tissue in the form of a musculoskeletal abscess. We report a bronchogenic cancer patient presenting with back pain after undergoing a celiac plexus block. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated inflammation with an abscess of the paraspinal muscle from T12 to L5; however, it was subsequently diagnosed as a metastatic pleomorphic carcinoma by histopathological study.