Multiple Positron-emission Tomography False Positives in a Patient with Malignant Melanoma

2006 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-88 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Cho ◽  
O. Kocher ◽  
J.A. Parker ◽  
B. Halmos
Keyword(s):  
Positron Emission Tomography ◽  
Malignant Melanoma ◽  
False Positives ◽  
Emission Tomography ◽  
Positron Emission

scholarly journals Primary malignant melanoma of the vagina: A case report and review of literature

2013 ◽  
Vol 02 (01) ◽  
pp. 4-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Snehamay Chaudhuri ◽  
Diptimay Das ◽  
Soham Chowdhury ◽  
Anjan Das Gupta
Keyword(s):  
Positron Emission Tomography ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Malignant Melanoma ◽  
Palliative Radiotherapy ◽  
Emission Tomography ◽  
Excision Biopsy ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
Positron Emission ◽  
One Year ◽  
Work Up

AbstractA 60 year old woman presented in gynecology department with bleeding per vagina and subsequently histotpathologically, it was diagnosed as malignant melanoma of the vagina. She underwent excision biopsy. On metastatic work-up, Positron emission tomography (PET) scan proved that she had distant metastasis and received palliative radiotherapy and chemotherapy, with temozolamide. She is alive after one year.

scholarly journals Primary malignant melanoma of the urethra in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis treated with methotrexate

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. e228033 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margrethe Foss Hansen ◽  
Ivan Abel ◽  
Erik Clasen-Linde
Keyword(s):  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Positron Emission Tomography ◽  
Malignant Melanoma ◽  
Immunosuppressive Treatment ◽  
Subsequent Treatment ◽  
Emission Tomography ◽  
Superficial Spreading ◽  
Polypoidal Lesion ◽  
Positron Emission ◽  
Gynaecological Examination

We report a case of a 79-year-old woman with urinary incontinence who presented at a urogynaecology appointment. Her medical history included rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treated with methotrexate (MXT) for 22 years. A polypoidal lesion was protruding from the meatus urethrae. The histoimmunocytology confirmed a primary superficial spreading malignant melanoma. The tumour was extensively excised, but 8 months later, due to a lymphatic nodal swelling, a positron emission tomography/CT was performed showing a process suspicious of malignant melanoma and multiple distant metastasis. The subsequent treatment was palliative and 1 year later, the patient died. The aetiology of malignant melanomas in the urethra is poorly understood. There is consistent evidence that RA is associated with a number of cancers, but it remains controversial whether this risk is increased with MXT. This case emphasises the importance of gynaecological examination even in patients with only weak symptoms from the pelvic region, especially in patients undergoing immunosuppressive treatment.

Functional Imaging with Positron Emission Tomography in Patients with Malignant Melanoma

1996 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 253-259 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Eil ◽  
A.D. Dimitrakopoulou-Strauss ◽  
W. Tilgen ◽  
F. Oberdorfer ◽  
J. Doll ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Positron Emission Tomography ◽  
Malignant Melanoma ◽  
Functional Imaging ◽  
Emission Tomography ◽  
Positron Emission
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