title: Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus.
abstract: Primary malignant melanoma most commonly originates from the skin; other less common extra cutaneous sites include squamous mucous membranes, uvea, retina, leptomeninges, genitourinary tract, digestive tract, biliary tract, and upper respiratory tract. Primary melanoma of the gastrointestinal tract is exceedingly rare. We are reporting a histo-pathologically proven rare case of primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus and its findings on fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography and computed tomography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT, Mahajan Imaging Centre, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Charu
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jora
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT, Mahajan Imaging Centre, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Promila
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pankaj
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT, Mahajan Imaging Centre, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Ritu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT, Mahajan Imaging Centre, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Anjali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT, Mahajan Imaging Centre, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Ethel S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Belho
keywords: Esophagus; fluorodeoxyglucose; malignant melanoma; metastases; positron emission tomography and computed tomography
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