TY - JOUR T1 - Muscle metastases: rare problem with unusual solution JF - BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care JO - BMJ Support Palliat Care DO - 10.1136/bmjspcare-2018-001491 SP - bmjspcare-2018-001491 AU - Becky Hirst AU - Jack Powell Y1 - 2018/02/02 UR - http://spcare.bmj.com/content/early/2018/02/01/bmjspcare-2018-001491.abstract N2 - Skeletal muscle is an unusual site for metastasis from malignancy. We report a patient who presented with calf metastases from a squamous cell carcinoma of lung. Attempts were made to control his pain conservatively for almost 2 years before he was referred for a below-knee amputation. He did well following this and was able to stop the majority of his analgesic drugs. ER -