Skeletal muscle metastases: pitfalls and challenges of a highly inhospitable environment

Future Oncol. 2022 Mar;18(8):897-901. doi: 10.2217/fon-2021-1489. Epub 2022 Jan 31.

Authors

Angioletta Lasagna¹, Matteo Ghiara², Antonio A Mahagna², Ambrogio A Lombardini², Fabrizio Cuzzocrea², Camillo Porta³

Affiliations

¹ Medical Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Piazzale C. Golgi 19, Pavia 27100, Italy.
² Orthopedics Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Piazzale C. Golgi 19, Pavia 27100, Italy.
³ Chair of Oncology, Department of Biomedical Sciences & Human Oncology, University of Bari 'A. Moro' & A.O.U. Consorziale Policlinico di Bari, Bari 70124, Italy.

PMID: 35094526
DOI: 10.2217/fon-2021-1489

No abstract available

Keywords: angiogenesis; antimetastatic niche; lactic acid; muscle metastases; tumor microenvironment.

MeSH terms

Humans
Muscle Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Muscle Neoplasms / secondary*
Muscle, Skeletal / diagnostic imaging
Muscle, Skeletal / pathology
Neoplasm Metastasis* / diagnosis
Neoplasm Metastasis* / therapy