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A Rare Case of Solitary Pituitary Metastasis From Spitzoid Melanoma Detected by FDG PET/CT.

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A 33-year-old man had a diagnosis of a spitzoid melanoma by dorsal skin biopsy. During the oncological follow-up, patient underwent whole-body FDG PET/CT for restaging purpose. FDG PET/CT showed a… Click to show full abstract

A 33-year-old man had a diagnosis of a spitzoid melanoma by dorsal skin biopsy. During the oncological follow-up, patient underwent whole-body FDG PET/CT for restaging purpose. FDG PET/CT showed a large necrotic mass of the pituitary gland, subsequently confirming a solitary pituitary metastasis from spitzoid melanoma.

Keywords: spitzoid melanoma; fdg pet; solitary pituitary; metastasis spitzoid; pituitary metastasis

Journal Title: Clinical Nuclear Medicine
Year Published: 2020

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