Massive bilateral adrenal gland metastases from melanoma diagnosed by F18-FDG-PET/CT

Francesco Bertagna; Giorgio Biasiotto; Carlo Rodella; Thomas Werner; Raffaele Giubbini; Abass Alavi

doi:10.1007/s11604-009-0358-8

Massive bilateral adrenal gland metastases from melanoma diagnosed by F18-FDG-PET/CT

Jpn J Radiol. 2009 Nov;27(9):392-3. doi: 10.1007/s11604-009-0358-8. Epub 2009 Nov 27.

Authors

Francesco Bertagna¹, Giorgio Biasiotto, Carlo Rodella, Thomas Werner, Raffaele Giubbini, Abass Alavi

Affiliation

¹ Department of Nuclear Medicine, Spedali Civili di Brescia, Piazzale Spedali Civili 1, 25123, Brescia, Italy. francesco.bertagna@spedalicivili.brescia.it

PMID: 19943154
DOI: 10.1007/s11604-009-0358-8

Abstract

We report a case of a 75-year-old man with a history of a malignant melanoma with massive bilateral adrenal gland metastases diagnosed by F18-FDG-PET/CT after 10 years of negative follow-up.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / secondary*
Adrenal Glands / diagnostic imaging
Aged
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Melanoma / pathology*
Positron-Emission Tomography / methods*
Radiopharmaceuticals
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*

Substances

Radiopharmaceuticals
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18