SCINTIGRAPHIC EVALUATION OF MALIGNANT-MELANOMA LESIONS WITH TC-99M TETROFOSMIN

Two cases of malignant melanoma (primary and metastatic lesions) image d with Tc-99m tetrofosmin are reported. One patient showed intense upt ake in a primary skin lesion of the thorax, and the other patient had accumulation in skin, cerebellum, breast, and lymph node metastases. L ike Tc-99m MIBI, Tc-99m tetrofosmin imaging may be of clinical relevan ce in the evaluation of suspicious skin lesions and in patients with k nown cutaneous malignant melanoma in the assessment of recurrent disea se during follow-up evaluation.