Rhomboideus major muscle metastasis as an initial clinical manifestation of pulmonary adenocarcinoma
- S Baser1,
- F E Fisekci1,
- F Bir2,
- N Karabulut3
- 1Chest Disease, Pamukkale University Medical Faculty, Kinikli Kampusu Denizli, Turkey
- 2Department of Pathology, Kinikli Kampusu Denizli, Turkey
- 3Radiology Department, Kinikli Kampusu Denizli, Turkey
- Correspondence to:
Assistant Professor S Baser
Chest Disease, Pamukkale University Medical Faculty, Kinikli Kampusu Denizli, Turkey 20100; sevinbhotmail.com
A 54 year old man was referred by his primary care physician for further evaluation of a 4 month history of progressive swelling over his right scapular region. He had complained of a mildly productive cough for 2 months and a weight loss of 4 kg during the past month. He was a smoker of 35 pack years. Physical examination revealed a painful mass fixed on the right scapular region (fig 1). The rest of the chest examination was normal.
Figure 1
Mass 10 × 10 × …
