title: Acute gangrenous cholecystitis due to metastatic melanoma detected by cholescintigraphy.
abstract: A case of acute gangrenous cholecystitis due to cystic duct obstruction by a metastasis from malignant melanoma detected by cholescintigraphy is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia 19104.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Velchik
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001650:Bile Duct Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D001651:Cholestasis, Extrahepatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D003549:Cystic Duct / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007098:Imino Acids; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium; D019785:Technetium Tc 99m Disofenin; D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid
chemical_list: D007098:Imino Acids; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid; D013667:Technetium; D019785:Technetium Tc 99m Disofenin