Advances in Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography for Diagnosing and Managing Primary Posterior Uveal Melanoma

19 August 2025 : Review article

Iwona Obuchowska

^{ABCDEF 1}, Diana Anna Dmuchowska

^{DE 1}, Joanna Konopińska

^{EF 1*}

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.949252

Med Sci Monit 2025; 31:e949252

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Introduction Posterior Uveal Melanoma Positron Emission Tomography Role of PET/CT in the Detection of Posterior Uveal Melanoma Role of PET/CT Imaging in Distinguishing Between Posterior Uveal Melanomas, Benign Lesions and Other Primary or Metastatic Intra-Ocular Malignancies Role of PET/CT in Staging of Metastatic Uveal Melanoma Monitoring of Treatment Outcomes in Posterior Uveal Melanoma with PET/CT Limitations of PET/CT Imaging Future Directions Conclusions References

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Table 5 The AJCC* cancer staging system for posterior uveal melanoma (choroidal and ciliary body) in regard to histological grade.

G category	G criteria
GX	Grade cannot be assessed
G1	Spindle cell melanoma (>90% spindle cells)
G2	Mixed-cell melanoma (>10% epithelioid cells and >90% spindle cells)
G3	Epithelioid cell melanoma (>90% epithelioid cells)
^* AJCC – American Joint Committee on Cancer. Source: .

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