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Metastatic melanoma presenting as intravenous tumour thrombus.

Jennifer NguyenWarren ClementsCatriona A McleanAndrew HaydonMaggie MooreKenneth Sk YapVictoria MarMark Shackleton
Published in: Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology (2020)
Tumour thrombus is a complication that occurs when a malignancy invades into the vasculature, occluding its lumen. Here, we present a rare case of melanoma tumour thrombus of the great saphenous vein of the left thigh, which was diagnosed on 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography and ultrasound-guided biopsy, and responded well to immunotherapy with pembrolizumab.
Keyphrases
  • positron emission tomography
  • computed tomography
  • ultrasound guided
  • rare case
  • fine needle aspiration
  • pet ct
  • pet imaging
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • high dose
  • contrast enhanced
  • image quality
  • soft tissue
  • skin cancer