Cutaneous malignant melanoma showing extraosseous accumulation of Tc-99m MDP in a metastatic inguinal lymph node on bone scintigraphy

Ak I., Ocak S.

CLINICAL NUCLEAR MEDICINE, vol.32, no.11, pp.896-897, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Editorial Material
  • Volume: 32 Issue: 11
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Journal Name: CLINICAL NUCLEAR MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.896-897
  • Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: No

Abstract

We report a case of cutaneous malignant melanoma that showed extraosseous accumulation of Tc-99m MDP in a metastatic lymph node. The patient was a 61-year-old man with histopathologically proven cutaneous malignant melanoma in his left foot. Bone scintigraphy demonstrated extraosseous Tc-99m MDP accumulation in a left inguinal lymph node as a hyperactive focus. The histopathological diagnosis was lymphatic infiltration of malignant melanoma to the left inguinal lymph node. There have been a few cases showing abnormal extraosseous accumulation of Tc-99m MDP in malignant melanoma lesions in soft tissue.