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

xlomafota13 shared this article with you from Inoreader <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 Via Mol Imaging Radionucl Ther Mol Imaging Radionucl Ther. 2021 Jun 3;30(2):119-121. doi: 10.4274/mirt.galenos.2020.48278. 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. PMID:34082516 | DOI:10.4274/mirt.galenos.2020.48278 View on the web Inoreader. Take back control of your news feed. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook.