Non small-cell lung cancer with metastasis to thigh muscle and mandible: two case reports

INTRODUCTION: Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death in Europe and the US. Isolated metastases to skeletal muscle and the mandible are very uncommon. CASE PRESENTATION: This report presents two cases. Case 1 concerns a 45-year-old Caucasian woman affected by muscle metastasis of th...

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Autores principales: Giugliano, Francesca Maria, Alberti, Domingo, Guida, Giovanna, Palma, Giampaolo De, Iadanza, Luciano, Mormile, Maria, Cammarota, Fabrizio, Montanino, Agnese, Fulciniti, Franco, Ravo, Vincenzo, Muto, Paolo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3637413/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23566415
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-7-98
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death in Europe and the US. Isolated metastases to skeletal muscle and the mandible are very uncommon. CASE PRESENTATION: This report presents two cases. Case 1 concerns a 45-year-old Caucasian woman affected by muscle metastasis of the right thigh from non-small-cell lung cancer. Case 2 concerns a 61-year-old Caucasian man affected by mandible metastasis from non-small-cell lung cancer. Both metastases were detected by diagnostic imaging studies. Both patients were treated with radiation therapy with palliative and antalgic intent. CONCLUSION: Radiation therapy was effective and well tolerated in both cases. Both our patients are alive, with follow-up of 18 months and five months, respectively.

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