Gastric 99mTc-Methylene Diphosphonate Accumulation in a Patient With Primary Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Melanoma

Clin Nucl Med. 2020 Feb;45(2):164-167. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000002855.

Abstract

Unexpected extraosseous uptake is common on Tc-methylene diphosphonate bone scintigraphy, but accumulation by primary upper gastrointestinal tract malignant melanoma is rarely reported. The present case is a 58-year-old woman with a 10-day history of diffuse bone pain and weakness. Her bone scintigraphy showed unexpected diffuse gastric tracer uptake. Subsequent gastroscopy revealed a number of hyperpigmented lesions in the stomach and duodenal bulb. Malignant melanoma was confirmed by histopathology and immunohistochemistry. Because extensive physical examination failed to identify any other site of ocular and cutaneous melanoma, a diagnosis of primary upper gastrointestinal tract malignant melanoma was established.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Melanoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Melanoma / pathology
  • Middle Aged
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Stomach Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Stomach Neoplasms / pathology
  • Technetium Tc 99m Medronate

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Technetium Tc 99m Medronate