Fact-sheet: Muscular metastasis
Updated on 10/06/2017 at 4:22 PM
Note : 0/10
View all RADEOS cases associated with this fact-sheet
Definition
Intramuscular metastatic lesion.
Clinical features
Any malignant tumor can give rise to muscle metastases, most commonly lung cancer.
Ultrasound
Heterogeneous lesion, with vascularity on Doppler.
Variable appearance depending on the primary tumor.
CT
Nodular, intramuscular lesion showing target-like (bull's-eye) enhancement.
Nuclear medicine
Appearance varies depending on the primary lesion, possible increased uptake/hypermetabolism.
Differential diagnosis
Primary musculoskeletal lesion: Soft tissue sarcoma