Murphy G, Hussey D, Metser U
Joint Department of Medical Imaging, University Health Network, Mount Sinai Hospital and Women's College Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Br J Radiol. 2014 Aug;87(1040):20140324. doi: 10.1259/bjr.20140324. Epub 2014 Jun 5.
Non-cutaneous melanomas (NCM) are diverse and relatively uncommon. They often differ from cutaneous melanomas in their epidemiology, genetic profile and biological behaviour. Despite the growing body of evidence regarding the utility of positron emission tomography (PET)/CT in cutaneous melanoma, the data on its use in NCM are scarce. In this review, we will summarize the existing literature and present cases from our experience with NCM to illustrate current knowledge on the potential role and limitations of fluorine-18 fludeoxyglucose PET/CT in NCM.
非皮肤黑色素瘤（NCM）种类多样且相对少见。它们在流行病学、基因特征和生物学行为方面通常与皮肤黑色素瘤有所不同。尽管关于正电子发射断层扫描（PET）/计算机断层扫描（CT）在皮肤黑色素瘤中的应用证据越来越多，但关于其在NCM中的应用数据却很稀少。在本综述中，我们将总结现有文献，并展示我们在NCM方面的经验病例，以阐明关于氟-18氟脱氧葡萄糖PET/CT在NCM中的潜在作用和局限性的当前知识。
