Published August 1996
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Journal article
Adenocarcinoma of the lung metastatic to the psoas muscle
- 1. Department of Medical Imaging, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center, 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M4N 3M5 (Canada)
- 2. Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center and York Finch General Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
- 3. Department of Pathology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
Description
Hematogenous metastasis to the psoas muscle is rare, and the resulting clinical symptoms may mimic psoas abscess or hemorrhage. When the clinical history is not specific, CT is important in documenting the presence of a psoas mass and providing biopsy guidance for histologic diagnosis. Only three previously reported cases have been related to a primary carcinoma of the lung. (orig.). With 3 figs
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Skeletal Radiology
- Journal Volume
- 25
- Journal Issue
- 6
- Journal Page Range
- p. 585-587.
- ISSN
- 0364-2348
- CODEN
- SKRADI
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Germany
- Country of Input or Organization
- Germany
- INIS RN
- 27068142
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- CARCINOMAS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; LUNGS; METASTASES; MUSCLES; PATIENTS; PELVIS
- Descriptors DEC
- ANIMALS; BODY; BODY AREAS; DISEASES; MAMMALS; MAN; NEOPLASMS; ORGANS; PRIMATES; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; TOMOGRAPHY; VERTEBRATES