Infiltrative pattern of carcinomatosis in extremity muscles on MRI Journal Article
| Authors: | Soliman, F.; Hwang, S.; Landa, J.; Lefkowitz, R. A.; Panicek, D. M. |
| Article Title: | Infiltrative pattern of carcinomatosis in extremity muscles on MRI |
| Abstract: | Carcinomas can cause an unusual, infiltrative pattern of metastatic carcinoma in extremity muscles on MRI. To assess this pattern, reports of MRI exams of 907 consecutive patients with a diagnosis of carcinoma were reviewed retrospectively to identify those that mentioned muscle metastasis or myositis in an extremity. Thirty-six (4%) of those reports described muscle metastasis (n = 18) or myositis (n = 18); based on medical record review and imaging follow-up, 17 cases represented metastases. Metastases manifested as an infiltrative carcinomatosis pattern in five patients, resulted from primary esophageal or gastric adenocarcinomas, and often were misdiagnosed as myositis. © 2016 Elsevier Inc. |
| Keywords: | follow up; magnetic resonance imaging; metastasis; pathology; medical imaging; diagnosis; medical record; mri; carcinomatosis; muscle; myositis; metastatic carcinoma; infiltrative |
| Journal Title: | Clinical Imaging |
| Volume: | 40 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| ISSN: | 0899-7071 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Inc. |
| Date Published: | 2016-05-01 |
| Start Page: | 451 |
| End Page: | 455 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.clinimag.2015.12.012 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PMCID: | PMC4853653 |
| PUBMED: | 27133685 |
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| Notes: | Article -- Export Date: 4 April 2016 -- Source: Scopus |
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