title: Primary malignant melanoma presenting as FDG avid large necrotic splenic mass with metastatic retroperitoneal adenopathy: FDG-PET and histopathological correlation.
authors.forename: Sandip
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Basu
authors.forename: Nirmala A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Jambhekar
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008206:Lymphatic Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D012186:Retroperitoneal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18