Asymptomatic skeletal muscle metastasis in non-small cell lung cancer is a rare event particularly when it is detected at initial staging. This report describes how whole body imaging with [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)-computed tomography (CT) detected a solitary asymptomatic metastasis to the gluteus maximus muscle in a potentially resectable case of non-small cell lung cancer, thereby changing the treatment plan from surgical resection to systemic chemotherapy.

Author

Nilendu C. Purandare, Venkatesh Rangarajan, Conjeevaram S. Pramesh, Anshu Rajnish, Sneha Shah and Sumeet G. Dua

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Corresponding address:
Dr Venkatesh Rangarajan, Bioimaging Unit, Tata Memorial Hospital,
E. Borges Road, Parel, Mumbai, Maharshtra 400012, India

Reference

ICIS Cancer Imaging Volume 8 Issue 1
DOI: 10.1102/1470-7330.2008.0033

Date Posted

1 December 2008

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