Recurrence in skeletal muscle from squamous cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix: A case report and review of the literature

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Background: The occurrence of skeletal muscle metastases is a very rare event. Only two cases of late skeletal muscle recurrence from cervical cancer have been documented until now. Case presentation: A 38-year old patient, submitted to radical hysterectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy for a squamous FIGO stage IBI cervical carcinoma, presented after 76 months with a palpable, and painless swelling on the left hemithorax. MRI showed a nodule located in the context of the intercostal muscles. Pathology revealed the presence of metastasis of squamous cell carcinoma of similar morphology as the primary. On the basis of FDG-PET findings, which excluded other sites of disease, surgical excision of the lesion was performed. The patient was triaged to chemotherapy plus external radiotherapy. Conclusion: A case of skeletal muscle recurrence from cervical cancer after a very long interval from primary diagnosis is reported. Muscular pain or weakness, or just a palpable mass in a patient with a history of cancer has always to raise the suspicion of muscle metastasis. © 2006 Ferrandina et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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Ferrandina, G., Salutari, V., Testa, A., Zannoni, G. F., Petrillo, M., & Scambia, G. (2006). Recurrence in skeletal muscle from squamous cell carcinoma of the uterine cervix: A case report and review of the literature. BMC Cancer, 6. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2407-6-169

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