Abstract
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.
MeSH terms
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Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / diagnostic imaging*
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Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / pathology
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Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / surgery
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Female
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Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
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Humans
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Lung Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
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Lung Neoplasms / pathology
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Lung Neoplasms / surgery
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Muscle Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
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Muscle Neoplasms / secondary*
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Muscle Neoplasms / surgery
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Neoplasm Metastasis / diagnostic imaging*
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Positron-Emission Tomography
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Radiopharmaceuticals
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Substances
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Radiopharmaceuticals
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Fluorodeoxyglucose F18