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Metastatic melanoma presenting as intravenous tumour thrombus.

Authors :
Nguyen, Jennifer
Clements, Warren
McLean, Catriona
Haydon, Andrew
Moore, Maggie
Yap, Kenneth SK
Mar, Victoria
Shackleton, Mark
Source :
Journal of Medical Imaging & Radiation Oncology. Dec2020, Vol. 64 Issue 6, p814-816. 3p.
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

Tumour thrombus is a complication that occurs when a malignancy invades into the vasculature, occluding its lumen. Here, we present a rare case of melanoma tumour thrombus of the great saphenous vein of the left thigh, which was diagnosed on 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography and ultrasound-guided biopsy, and responded well to immunotherapy with pembrolizumab. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
17549477
Volume :
64
Issue :
6
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Journal of Medical Imaging & Radiation Oncology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
147360550
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/1754-9485.13019