TY - JOUR
T1 - Imaging Studies in Patients with Melanoma
AU - Choi, Eugene A.
AU - Gershenwald, Jeffrey E.
PY - 2007/4
Y1 - 2007/4
N2 - The incidence of malignant cutaneous melanoma is rising. Imaging studies represent a major component of the staging work-up and follow-up of melanoma patients and are used to facilitate preoperative planning and intraoperative management. Study benefits are not clear, and evidence does not support any particular protocol for their use. The National Comprehensive Cancer Network's updated guidelines for use of imaging studies in melanoma patients represent a consensus based on lower level evidence, including clinical experience. The utility of individual imaging studies in melanoma patients depends on disease stage. Chest radiography, CT, MRI, lymphoscintigraphy, ultrasonography, PET, and PET/CT have specific roles in patient evaluation. Clinicians must use available evidence to guide decisions regarding which imaging modalities are appropriate for a given indication.
AB - The incidence of malignant cutaneous melanoma is rising. Imaging studies represent a major component of the staging work-up and follow-up of melanoma patients and are used to facilitate preoperative planning and intraoperative management. Study benefits are not clear, and evidence does not support any particular protocol for their use. The National Comprehensive Cancer Network's updated guidelines for use of imaging studies in melanoma patients represent a consensus based on lower level evidence, including clinical experience. The utility of individual imaging studies in melanoma patients depends on disease stage. Chest radiography, CT, MRI, lymphoscintigraphy, ultrasonography, PET, and PET/CT have specific roles in patient evaluation. Clinicians must use available evidence to guide decisions regarding which imaging modalities are appropriate for a given indication.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.soc.2007.03.004
DO - 10.1016/j.soc.2007.03.004
M3 - Review article
C2 - 17560520
AN - SCOPUS:34249887912
SN - 1055-3207
VL - 16
SP - 403
EP - 430
JO - Surgical oncology clinics of North America
JF - Surgical oncology clinics of North America
IS - 2
ER -