Gluteal muscle metastases from malignant pleural mesothelioma: a case report
| Autor: | Emanuele Stirpe, Floriana Bardaro, Johanna Köhl |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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| Zdroj: | Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1122-0643 2532-5264 |
| DOI: | 10.4081/monaldi.2024.2629 |
| Popis: | Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare malignancy arising from the mesothelial or subthelial layer of the pleura, and it has increased in recent decades, mainly associated with asbestos exposure. Sarcomatoid mesothelioma is the second-most common subtype of MPM. It is usually difficult to differentiate MPM from benign mesothelial pleural proliferations or other cancers. Because of its nonspecific symptoms, MPM is often diagnosed at a late stage with distal metastases. However, it is extremely rare to see a metastatic lesion within subcutaneous tissue and muscles, which is most likely caused by hematogenous spread. We present a case of sarcomatoid mesothelioma with a metastatic lesion of the right gluteal muscles. |
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