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A 67-year-old man was admitted in March 2013 with a painful swelling in his thigh. Imaging showed abnormal areas in the gluteal and thigh muscles, and biopsy of the left gluteal muscle revealed metastatic signet-ring cell adenocarcinoma. Endoscopy then found an ulcerated lesion in the gastric antrum, where biopsy confirmed signet-ring cell gastric adenocarcinoma.
The muscle metastasis established Stage IV gastric cancer. A multidisciplinary team planned FOLFIRI chemotherapy, but his condition deteriorated quickly before treatment could begin. Within 2 months, he had developed widespread metastatic disease.
Because of the rapid progression and poor clinical condition, radiotherapy and surgery were not feasible. He received supportive palliative care only and died of the disease in June 2013, about 3 months after his initial presentation.
This is a lay summary of an account first published by PMC / PubMed Central. Read the original in full
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