Metastasis of Malignant Melanoma to Common Biliary Duct Demonstrated With F-18 FDG PET/CT
CLINICAL NUCLEAR MEDICINE, cilt.36, sa.6, ss.470-472, 2011 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Editöre Mektup
- Cilt numarası: 36 Sayı: 6
- Basım Tarihi: 2011
- Doi Numarası: 10.1097/rlu.0b013e31820ade2e
- Dergi Adı: CLINICAL NUCLEAR MEDICINE
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.470-472
- Anahtar Kelimeler: malignant melanoma, common biliary duct, PET/CT, POSITRON-EMISSION-TOMOGRAPHY, PATIENT
- İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Malignant melanoma is well known for its propensity to spread to unpredictable sites. F-18 FDG PET can highlight metastases at unusual sites that may be missed with conventional imaging modalities. In this study, we present the case of a 57-year-old male patient who was referred to our department for PET/CT imaging because of metabolic characterization of the lesion located in distal common biliary duct and biopsied as malignant melanoma. His PET/CT images revealed a hypermetabolic lesion at the mentioned site. Interestingly, his images also showed mild FDG accumulation on right frontoparietal skin, and the biopsy of this lesion was also reported as malignant melanoma.