Metastatic melanoma presenting as intravenous tumour thrombus

SummaryTumour 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 on18F ‐fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography and ultrasound‐guided biopsy, and responded well to immunotherapy with pembrolizumab.

Source: Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology - March 30, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Jennifer Nguyen, Warren Clements, Catriona McLean, Andrew Haydon, Maggie Moore, Kenneth SK Yap, Victoria Mar, Mark Shackleton Tags: Medical Imaging —Case of the Month Source Type: research