A diffuse interstitial infiltrative pattern of lung metastasis in a patient with malignant melanoma is rare and can be confused with benign conditions such as pulmonary edema or drug-induced pneumonitis. We experienced a case of diffuse interstitial infiltrative lung metastasis in malignant melanoma in a 37-year-old man. This case was confirmed by a transbronchial lung biopsy. We herein describe the findings on CT and positron emission tomography scan.
Na-Young Shin, Yoo Jin Hong, Ah Hyun Kim, Hyo Sub Shim, Ji-Eun Nam, Hye-Jeong Lee, and Myung-Joon Kim.
Department of Radiology, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University School of Medicine, Seoul 120-752, Korea.
Korean J Radiol. 2011 Mar 1; 12 (2): 252-5.
AbstractA diffuse interstitial infiltrative pattern of lung metastasis in a patient with malignant melanoma is rare and can be confused with benign conditions such as pulmonary edema or drug-induced pneumonitis. We experienced a case of diffuse interstitial infiltrative lung metastasis in malignant melanoma in a 37-year-old man. This case was confirmed by a transbronchial lung biopsy. We herein describe the findings on CT and positron emission tomography scan.