FDG PET/CT demonstrates the effectiveness of isolated limb infusion for malignant melanoma

Clin Nucl Med. 2006 Nov;31(11):707-8. doi: 10.1097/01.rlu.0000242602.56590.c5.

Abstract

A 43-year-old woman presented with a nodular melanoma treated with wide excision, split skin graft, and sentinel node biopsy. At 2-year follow up, she was noted to have clinical recurrence at the excision site. FDG PET/CT demonstrated in-transit metastasis in her left thigh in addition to disease at the site of the sentinel node biopsy. Isolated limb infusion was performed with melphalan and dactinomycin. PET/CT at 5 weeks demonstrated resolution of the in-transit metastasis and the disease at the excision site. This report of PET/CT demonstrates the effectiveness of chemotherapy for malignant melanoma delivered by isolated limb infusion.

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / administration & dosage*
  • Dactinomycin / administration & dosage
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18*
  • Infusions, Intra-Arterial
  • Lymphatic Metastasis
  • Melanoma / diagnosis*
  • Melanoma / drug therapy*
  • Melanoma / secondary
  • Melphalan / administration & dosage
  • Positron-Emission Tomography / methods*
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Skin Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Skin Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Skin Neoplasms / secondary
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
  • Dactinomycin
  • Melphalan