Widespread melanoma metastases-  

The patient shown on the left  was a 71 year old male with a history of melanoma on the left shoulder. A bone scan demonstrated the lesion in the left distal femur and also identified 4 spinal lesions. On CT, the abdomen had been interpreted as negative. The FDG PET exam revealed extensive metastatic disease throughout the body.

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