Table 1.

Reported cases of intramuscular metastasis from gastric carcinoma

Author	Year	Age	Sex	Muscle site of metastasis	Other site of metastasis	Stage	Treatment
Traves et al.	1979	52	M	Psoas m.	N/A	N/A	N/A	[20]
Obley et al.	1983	54	M	Paraspinal m.	N/A	N/A	N/A	[15]
Rosenbaum et al.	1984	54	M	Upper arm m, femoral m.	N/A	TXNXM1	CRT	[3]
Arnold et al.	1989	59	F	Extraocular m.	N/A	N/A	N/A	[10]
Porlie et al.	1990	65	M	Sartorius m., rectus femoris m.	No other metastasis	TXNXM1	Chemotherapy	[17]
Sudo et al.	1993	61	M	Trapezius m.	N/A	N/A	N/A	[18]
Van Gelderen	1993	47	F	Extraocular m.	N/A	N/A	N/A	[21]
Toillon et al.	1994	68	M	Gastrocnemius m.	LNs around the esophageal hiatus and the celiac artery	TXNXM1	Chemotherapy	[19]
Amano et al.	1996	57	M	Gastrocnemius m.	N/A	TXNXM1	Chemotherapy and excision	[9]
Narvaez et al.	1998	49	M	Psoas m.	N/A	N/A	N/A	[13]
Pestalozzi et al.	1998	72	F	Gastrocnemius m.	Mediastinal LNs	T4N1M0	Excision and CRT	[16]
Oba et al.	2001	70	M	Lumbar muscle	Brain, lung, liver, bilateral adrenal glands, supraclavicular LN	TXNXM1	No treatment	[14]
Kondo et al.	2002	64	F	Gluteus maximus m., adductor magnus m.	Abdominal wall	T4N0M0	Excision	[12]
Touheti et al.	2004	48	M	Buttock	N/A	N/A	Excision	[23]
Touheti et al.	2004	89	M	Shoulder	N/A	N/A	Excision	[23]
Beşe NS et al.	2006	67	M	Posterior right paralumbar m. and posterior left paradorsal m.	Perigastric and lumboaortic LNs	Stage IV	Radiotherapy (palliative)	[24]
D. Tougeron et al.	2009	71	M	Deltoid muscle	No other metastasis	T4N1M0	Excision and CRT	[6]
Pinelopi V et al.	2012	-	M	Muscles of the left thigh	No other metastasis	T3N1M0	Excision	[11]
Ilaria Pergolini et al.	2014	47	M	Gluteus m.	Lumboaortic LN	TXNXM1	Chemotherapy	[8]
Lourenco et al.	2014	68	M	Right thigh	No other metastasis	TXNXM1	Chemotherapy	[22]
Our case	2015	71	M	Multiple (dorsal m., transverse abdominal m., iliac m., iliopsoas m., femoral m.)	No other metastasis	T2N0M0	Chemotherapy and excision

Abbreviations: CRT chemoradiotherapy, LN lymph node, N/A not available