Open AccessPrimary malignant melanoma of the esophagus
Author(s) -
Charu Jora,
Pankaj Pankaj,
Ritu Verma,
Anjali Jain,
Ethel Shangne Belho
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of nuclear medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 0972-3919
pISSN - 0974-0244
DOI - 10.4103/0972-3919.152983
Subject(s) - medicine , leptomeninges , melanoma , gastrointestinal tract , esophagus , uvea , pathology , genitourinary system , respiratory tract , radiology , dermatology , anatomy , respiratory system , central nervous system , cancer research
Primary malignant melanoma most commonly originates from the skin; other less common extra cutaneous sites include squamous mucous membranes, uvea, retina, leptomeninges, genitourinary tract, digestive tract, biliary tract, and upper respiratory tract. Primary melanoma of the gastrointestinal tract is exceedingly rare. We are reporting a histo-pathologically proven rare case of primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus and its findings on fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography and computed tomography.