A Case of Malignant Melanoma With Cardiac and Gallbladder Metastases Detected by FDG PET-CT

An F-18-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose (F-18 FDG) whole-body positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) study was requested with the purpose of staging for a 31-year-old man with a history of cutaneous malignant melanoma surgically removed from the skin of the left supraclavicular area 15 days...

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Published in:Clinical nuclear medicine 2009-12, Vol.34 (12), p.948-949
Main Authors: Ozülker, Tamer, Ozülker, Filiz, Cicin, Irfan, Ozpaçac, Tevfik
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
Gallbladder Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Gallbladder Neoplasms - secondary
Heart Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Heart Neoplasms - secondary
Humans
Male
Melanoma - diagnostic imaging
Melanoma - secondary
Positron-Emission Tomography - methods
Radiopharmaceuticals
Skin Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Subtraction Technique
Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods
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Summary:An F-18-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose (F-18 FDG) whole-body positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) study was requested with the purpose of staging for a 31-year-old man with a history of cutaneous malignant melanoma surgically removed from the skin of the left supraclavicular area 15 days ago. Mass lesions with increased FDG uptake in the right atrium, gallbladder, right adrenal gland, and subcutaneous tissue in the left side of the abdomen were detected on F-18 FDG PET/CT scan. The patient underwent cholecystectomy and the lesion in the right atrium was removed surgically. The histopathology of the both lesions revealed metastases from malignant melanoma.
ISSN:0363-9762
1536-0229
DOI:10.1097/RLU.0b013e3181bed02c