Radiographic evaluation of metastatic melanoma.
Malignant melanoma can potentially involve any organ system in the body once it metastasizes beyond the regional lymph nodes. A survey of the radiographic and associated clinical manifestations of metastatic melanoma is presented. The findings from 74 autopsies of patients who died of metastatic melanoma are included.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014565:Urogenital Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging