The most common sites of metastases from oesophageal carcinoma are lymph nodes, liver, lungs, and bones. Metastases to skeletal muscles are very rare and are characterised by extremely poor prognosis. A 62-year-old man with advanced oesophageal adenocarcinoma underwent chemoradiotherapy. More than six months after the primary diagnosis, the patient presented with distant solitary metastasis to the skeletal muscle of the left lower leg. He complained of severe pain and swelling of the left lower leg. Radiological and pathological examination confirmed metastatic character of the lesion. The patient was qualified for radiotherapy. Metastases to skeletal muscle are very rare, and no guidelines have been established for the treatment for these patients. It seems that chemotherapy and radiotherapy can be considered as the best treatment modality for these patients.
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