The Korean Journal of Pain

The Korean Pain Society (대한통증학회)
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Accidental Detection of Soft Tissue Metastasis from Bronchogenic Carcinoma during the Diagnostic Process for Back Pain after Celiac Plexus Block -A case report-

복강신경총 차단 후 발생한 요통의 진단 과정에서 우연히 발견된 폐암의 연부조직 전이 -증례 보고-

  • Kim, Dong-Hee (Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine, Dankook University) ;
  • Kim, Ji-Wook (Department of Anesthesiology, College of Medicine, Dankook University) ;
  • Lee, Kye-Young (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Dankook University) ;
  • Lee, Sung-Churl (Department of Orthopedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Dankook University)
  • 김동희 (단국대학교 의과대학 마취과학교실) ;
  • 김지욱 (단국대학교 의과대학 마취과학교실) ;
  • 이계영 (단국대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 이성철 (단국대학교 의과대학 정형외과학교실)
  • Published : 2001.12.30
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Abstract

It is well known that bronchogenic carcinoma frequently metastasize to bony skeleton, although it is unusual for it to metastasize to soft tissue in the form of a musculoskeletal abscess. We report a bronchogenic cancer patient presenting with back pain after undergoing a celiac plexus block. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated inflammation with an abscess of the paraspinal muscle from T12 to L5; however, it was subsequently diagnosed as a metastatic pleomorphic carcinoma by histopathological study.

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