TY - JOUR T1 - Muscle metastases: rare problem with unusual solution JF - BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care JO - BMJ Support Palliat Care SP - 297 LP - 298 DO - 10.1136/bmjspcare-2018-001491 VL - 8 IS - 3 AU - Becky Hirst AU - Jack Powell Y1 - 2018/09/01 UR - http://spcare.bmj.com/content/8/3/297.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 -