Malignant Cutaneous Melanoma: Updates in PET Imaging

摘要

Background: Cutaneous malignant melanoma is a neoplasm whose incidence and mortality are dramatically increasing. F-18-FDG PET/CT gained clinical acceptance over the past 2 decades in the evaluation of several glucose-avid neoplasms, including malignant melanoma, particularly for the assessment for distant metastases, recurrence and response to therapy.