Routine Computer Tomography Imaging for the Detection of Recurrences in High-Risk Melanoma Patients
Park TS, Phan GQ, Yang JC, Kammula U, Hughes MS, Trebska-McGowan K, Morton KE, White DE, Rosenberg SA, Sherry RM. Routine Computer Tomography Imaging for the Detection of Recurrences in High-Risk Melanoma Patients. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2017, 24: 947-951. PMID: 28144760, PMCID: PMC5339323, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-017-5768-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAsymptomatic DiseasesBlood Chemical AnalysisClinical Trials as TopicDisease ProgressionFemaleHumansMaleMelanomaMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingPhysical ExaminationPopulation SurveillanceSelf-ExaminationSkin NeoplasmsTomography, X-Ray ComputedYoung AdultConceptsHigh-risk cutaneous melanomaCutaneous melanomaTumor progressionPhysical examinationHigh-risk melanoma patientsAdjuvant immunotherapy trialsRoutine computer tomographyPercent of patientsStage IV melanomaHigh-risk melanomaStage II patientsStage III patientsCohort of patientsSite of recurrenceDetection of recurrenceCurative immunotherapySystemic relapseAsymptomatic patientsLocoregional relapseAdvanced melanomaImmunotherapy trialsBlood workII patientsIII patientsMelanoma patients