Preoperative Screening CT and PET/CT Scanning for Acral Melanoma: Is it Necessary?

The efficacy of preoperative imaging for acral melanoma (AM) has not been fully evaluated. We examined the accuracy of imaging modalities in the detection of nodal and distant metastases in patients with AM. A retrospective review of 109 patients with AM was performed. All patients had no clinical s...

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Main Authors: Taketoshi Ide, Takamichi Ito, Maiko Wada-Ohno, Masutaka Furue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/4/811