Value of positron emission tomography scan in stage III cutaneous melanoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Conclusions: Our findings indicate that FDG-PET may be useful in detecting distant metastases in patients with stage III melanoma. For this highly selected group of patients, FDG-PET has a high sensitivity, specificity and performance, frequently leading to a change in treatment plan.

Source: Surgical Oncology - February 20, 2014 Category: Surgery Authors: Angel M. Rodriguez Rivera, Haytham Alabbas, Aliya Ramjaun, Ari-Nareg Meguerditchian Tags: General Papers Source Type: research