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Intramyofiber metastasis in skeletal muscle
Author(s) -
Sarma Deba P.,
Weilbaecher Thomas G.,
Love Cordon L.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930300208
Subject(s) - medicine , skeletal muscle , metastasis , pathology , carcinoma , cancer metastasis , cancer , anatomy
Malignant epithelial cells were noted within the sarcolemmal sheath of skeletal muscle fibers in a case of recurrent laryngeal carcinoma. Literature is reviewed to evaluate the diagnostic and prognostic significance of this rare intramyofiber skeletal metastasis by cancer cells.