(18)FDG-PET-scan in staging of primary malignant melanoma of the oesophagus : a case report
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Abstract
<p><strong>Primary malignant melanoma of the oesophagus is a rare dis</strong></p> <p><strong>ease, only 262 cases being reported up to June 2005. In general, the </strong></p> <p><strong>prognosis is dismal because of its tendency to present as an </strong></p> <p><strong>advanced neoplasm with aggressive biological behaviour. </strong></p> <p><strong>(18)FDG-PET-scan is a useful tool for evaluation of metastatic dis</strong></p> <p><strong>ease and locoregional lymph node metastasis. We present herein a </strong></p> <p><strong>case of a young adult with primary malignant melanoma of the </strong></p> <p><strong>oesophagus, followed by a literature review on the subject. </strong>(Acta</p> <p>gastroenterol. belg., <strong>2006</strong>, 69, <strong>12-14</strong>).</p>
