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==Overview== | |||
There are no CT scan findings associated with melanoma. Chest CT scan may be considered for diagnosis of metastatic lesions among patients who have been diagnosed with stage IV melanoma and for secondary prevention of melanoma among patients who were previously diagnosed with Stage IIB-IV melanoma.<ref name="pmid23584343">{{cite journal| author=Coit DG, Andtbacka R, Anker CJ, Bichakjian CK, Carson WE, Daud A et al.| title=Melanoma, version 2.2013: featured updates to the NCCN guidelines. | journal=J Natl Compr Canc Netw | year= 2013 | volume= 11 | issue= 4 | pages= 395-407 | pmid=23584343 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23584343 }} </ref> | |||
==CT Scan== | |||
There are no CT scan findings associated with melanoma. | |||
*Chest CT scan is preferred over other imaging modalities and may be considered for diagnosis of metastatic lesions in the following conditions:<ref name="pmid23584343">{{cite journal| author=Coit DG, Andtbacka R, Anker CJ, Bichakjian CK, Carson WE, Daud A et al.| title=Melanoma, version 2.2013: featured updates to the NCCN guidelines. | journal=J Natl Compr Canc Netw | year= 2013 | volume= 11 | issue= 4 | pages= 395-407 | pmid=23584343 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=23584343 }} </ref> | |||
:*For patients who have been diagnosed with stage IV melanoma | |||
:*For secondary prevention of melanoma among patients who were previously diagnosed with Stage IIB-IV melanoma | |||
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Overview
There are no CT scan findings associated with melanoma. Chest CT scan may be considered for diagnosis of metastatic lesions among patients who have been diagnosed with stage IV melanoma and for secondary prevention of melanoma among patients who were previously diagnosed with Stage IIB-IV melanoma.[1]
CT Scan
There are no CT scan findings associated with melanoma.
- Chest CT scan is preferred over other imaging modalities and may be considered for diagnosis of metastatic lesions in the following conditions:[1]
- For patients who have been diagnosed with stage IV melanoma
- For secondary prevention of melanoma among patients who were previously diagnosed with Stage IIB-IV melanoma
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Coit DG, Andtbacka R, Anker CJ, Bichakjian CK, Carson WE, Daud A; et al. (2013). "Melanoma, version 2.2013: featured updates to the NCCN guidelines". J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 11 (4): 395–407. PMID 23584343.