2018
DOI: 10.9738/intsurg-d-14-00302.1
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A Resected Case of Primary Malignant Melanoma of the Esophagus—Early Detection of Recurrence by FDG-PET/CT

Abstract: Primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus (PMME) is a rare, aggressive, therapyresistant malignant tumor arising from esophageal mucosal melanocytes. It has been reported that fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) has a clinical impact on PMME diagnosis; however, it remains unclear whether postoperative surveillance using FDG-PET/CT is useful for PMME patients. In this case study, FDG-PET/CT detected the recurrent tumors in their early stage after a curative resecti… Show more

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