title: Tc-99m MIBI scintigraphy in a patient with primary and metastatic malignant melanoma.
abstract: Malignant melanoma is a rare malignant tumor arising within the melanocytes of the skin. The authors report a case of primary and metastatic malignant melanoma revealed with Tc-99m MIBI in one patient. Tc-99m MIBI images showed uptake in possible malignant melanoma skin lesions of the left calf and great toe of a 73-year-old man. Malignant melanomas (primary and metastatic) were diagnosed on excisional biopsies. Tc-99m MIBI scintigraphy might be useful not only in the diagnosis of possible primary malignant melanoma lesions but also in the diagnosis of metastatic or recurrent disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine and the Graduate School, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Pusan, Korea.
authors.forename: Seong
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jang Kim
authors.forename: Ju
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Won Seok
authors.forename: In
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ju Kim
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ki Kim
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D017256:Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi; D014034:Toes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D017256:Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi