Scintigraphic Detection of Invasive Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma With Tc-99m MIBI

Malignant melanoma is a relatively uncommon cancer of increasing incidence. The authors report on two cases of malignant melanoma lesions (primary and lymph node metastasis) imaged with Tc-99m MIBI. One patient revealed intense accumulation of the radiotracer in a primary skin lesion of the thorax,...

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Published in:Clinical nuclear medicine 1996-07, Vol.21 (7), p.557-559
Main Authors: ALONSO, OMAR, MARTINEZ, MIGUEL, LAGO, GRACIELA, BAZZANO, CARLOS, SAADOUN, ALI, MUT, FERNANDO, DELGADO, LUCIA, ESPASANDIN, JOSE, TOUYA, EDUARDO
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Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Dermatology
Female
Humans
Lymphatic Metastasis
Male
Medical sciences
Melanoma - diagnostic imaging
Melanoma - pathology
Melanoma - secondary
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Invasiveness
Radionuclide Imaging
Scalp
Skin Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Skin Neoplasms - pathology
Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi
Tumors of the skin and soft tissue. Premalignant lesions
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Summary:Malignant melanoma is a relatively uncommon cancer of increasing incidence. The authors report on two cases of malignant melanoma lesions (primary and lymph node metastasis) imaged with Tc-99m MIBI. One patient revealed intense accumulation of the radiotracer in a primary skin lesion of the thorax, whereas the other patient showed increased Tc-99m MIBI uptake in a lymph node metastasis of the neck. Tc-99m MIBI imaging could be helpful in the evaluation of patients with suspicious skin lesions and in patients with known cutaneous malignant melanoma, in the investigation of lymph nodal invasion, local recurrence, and metastatic spread.
ISSN:0363-9762
1536-0229
DOI:10.1097/00003072-199607000-00010