Abstract
Melanoma metastases to tonsils are rare. Tonsil metastasis has a poor prognosis where tonsils do not have afferent lymphatics, so any metastasis to the tonsil suggests hematogenous dissemination. Positron emission tomography (PET) using F-18 fluoro-2-deoxy-glucose has gained wide acceptance in patients with malignant melanoma in particular in patients with clinical suspicion of systemic metastatic spread. We report a case with a history of a cutaneous melanoma in the right supraclavicular region 12 years ago who underwent PET/CT for follow-up. This case clarifies how a malignant process can occasionally escape detection by PET/CT when placed in a region with high physiological metabolic activity like the tonsils.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 101-102 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Clinical nuclear medicine |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 2010 |
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Keywords
- FDG uptake
- PET/CT
- Palatine tonsils
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