Isolated skeletal muscle metastasis and hypercalcemia in non-small cell lung carcinoma

Abstract

Lung cancer is the most common malignancy throughout the world. Non-small cell lung carcinoma is the most common type and squamous cell type is the most common in India. Patients mostly present with chest related symptoms and signs. Isolated skeletal muscle metastasis (ISMM) is rarely seen. We describe a patient who presented with ISMM and hypercalcemia without any pulmonary symptoms.

Keywords

• Cytokeratin
• isolated skeletal muscle metastasis
• nonsmall cell lung carcinoma
• parathyroid hormone related peptide
• skeletal muscle metastasis
• thyroid transcription factor