Melanoma metastasis to the testis demonstrated with FDG PET/CT Journal Article

  


Authors: Weng, L.; Schöder, H.
Article Title: Melanoma metastasis to the testis demonstrated with FDG PET/CT
Abstract: Malignant melanoma can occur throughout the human body but testicular metastases are rare. We report on an 82-year-old man with stage IV cutaneous melanoma (Breslow thickness of 11 mm and dark's level V) in the right upper arm. Combined FDG-PET/CT demonstrated widespread metastases involving subcutaneous tissue, muscles, lymph nodes, bones, pleura, lung, liver, and the right testis (SUV 12.6). After resection of the primary, the patient is now receiving systemic chemotherapy. PET is valuable in staging and management of patients with melanoma; PET/CT fusion clearly localizes lesions with abnormal FDG uptake and has improved accuracy over PET alone.
Keywords: cancer chemotherapy; aged; aged, 80 and over; case report; cancer staging; positron emission tomography; neoplasm staging; diagnostic accuracy; radiopharmaceuticals; melanoma; metastasis; computer assisted tomography; skin neoplasms; skin cancer; tomography, x-ray computed; liver; tissue distribution; image enhancement; subtraction technique; lymph node; fluorodeoxyglucose f18; positron-emission tomography; testicular neoplasms; testis cancer; pleura; fluorodeoxyglucose; fdg; pet/ct; rare disease; lung parenchyma; subcutaneous tissue; thickness; bone tissue; muscle tissue; humans; human; male; article; testicular metastasis; testis metastasis
Journal Title: Clinical Nuclear Medicine
Volume: 29
Issue: 12
ISSN: 0363-9762
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins  
Date Published: 2004-12-01
Start Page: 811
End Page: 812
Language: English
DOI: 10.1097/00003072-200412000-00012
PROVIDER: scopus
PUBMED: 15545888
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Notes: Clin. Nucl. Med. -- Cited By (since 1996):8 -- Export Date: 16 June 2014 -- CODEN: CNMED -- Source: Scopus
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