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<sup>18</sup>F-FDG PET/CT Imaging in an Unusual Case of Cutaneous Melanoma Arising From Congenital Melanocytic Nevus in a Two-year-old Girl
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VOLUME: 30 ISSUE: 2
P: 119-121
June 2021

18F-FDG PET/CT Imaging in an Unusual Case of Cutaneous Melanoma Arising From Congenital Melanocytic Nevus in a Two-year-old Girl

Mol Imaging Radionucl Ther 2021;30(2):119-121
DOI: 10.4274/mirt.galenos.2020.48278
Seval Erhamamcı 1
Mehmet Reyhan 1
Nebil Bal 2
Neşe Torun 1
Ali Fuat Yapar 1
1. Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
2. Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pathology, Ankara, Turkey
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Received Date: 22.04.2020
Accepted Date: 31.05.2020
Publish Date: 03.06.2021
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ABSTRACT

Childhood malignant melanoma (MM) is extremely uncommon. We report an unusual case of cutaneous melanoma that developed from a medium-sized congenital melanocytic nevus (CMN) in a two-year-old girl. The patient had a history of CMN on the right hip, and she presented with a new ulcerative area with irregular borders and bleeding on CMN. Histopathological examination of the nevus revealed a MM. 18Florfluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography was performed for metastatic evaluation. The scan demonstrated metastatic increased 18F-FDG uptake in the right external iliac and inguinal lymph nodes.

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