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| Year : 2020 | Volume
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| Issue : 8 | Page : 240-242 |
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F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in conjunctival melanoma with recurrence
Anurag Jain, Arun Ravi John, Braj Kishore, MG Vishnoi, Aniruddha G Pandit, Amit Sharma, Abhinav Jaimini, Mayuri Jain, Anirudh Singh
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Army Hospital R and R, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Arun Ravi John
Army Hospital R and R, New Delhi - 110 010
India
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DOI: 10.4103/jcrt.JCRT_453_17
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Ocular melanoma is classified under the category of noncutaneous melanomas. Noncutaneous melanomas are relatively rare. Ocular melanoma commonly arises from choroid. Conjunctival melanoma is a rare but potentially lethal form of ocular melanoma. It can invade locally. Systemic spread is seen in up to 25% of cases, often associated with lymph node involvement. Metastatic sites include the lungs, liver, gastrointestinal tract, and the central nervous system. F-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (F-18 FDG PET-CT) scanning is indicated for staging cutaneous melanoma patients. However, few studies have evaluated its role in the management of conjunctival melanoma. This case highlights the use of F-18 FDG PET/CT for imaging, preoperative staging, and evaluation for metastasis in conjunctival melanoma.
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