Table 1 Clinical characteristics of GIST patients with skeletal muscle metastases
From: Metastasis of gastrointestinal stromal tumor to skeletal muscle: a case report
Case | Reference [No.] | Age/Sex | Primary site | Location of muscle metastases (years)* | Initial DDx | Other metastases (years)* | Outcome (years)* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Pasku et al.[3] | 56/F | Pelvic cavity | Gluteal muscle (2) | Leiomyosarcoma | Lung (1) | NED (3) |
2 | Cichowitz et al.[4] | 23/F | Small intestine | Adductor longus (over 5) | GIST | Liver (2) | AWD (over 5) |
3 | Bashir et al.[5] | 56/M | Small intestine | Upper back muscle (within 1) | Leiomyosarcoma | Cardiac adrenal (1) | AWD (1) |
4 | Present case | 54/M | Small intestine | Quadriceps (at the initial consultation) | Leiomyosarcoma | None | DOD (0.5) |