Primary Diffuse Leptomeningeal Melanomatosis of Spine: 18 F-FDG PET Findings
Clinical Nuclear Medicine, cilt.44, sa.2, ss.137-139, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 44 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2019
- Doi Numarası: 10.1097/rlu.0000000000002384
- Dergi Adı: Clinical Nuclear Medicine
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.137-139
- Anahtar Kelimeler: primary diffuse leptomeningeal melanomatosis, F-18-FDG PET
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Primary diffuse leptomeningeal melanomatosis is a rare variant of malignant melanoma of the central nervous system, arising from melanocytes of leptomeninges. It may involve leptomeninges and may invade brain superficially. The diagnosis of the disease with conventional imaging techniques is quite difficult. This case demonstrates the 18 F-FDG uptake of primary diffuse leptomeningeal melanomatosis matching with MRI contrast enhancement regions particularly in the lower thoracic and superior lumbar region.