Pozsgai M et al: The significance of imaging examinations during follow-up for malignant melanoma. Eur J Dermatol. 31(3):357-63, 2021
Bleicher J et al: Recurrence patterns in patients with stage II melanoma: the evolving role of routine imaging for surveillance. J Surg Oncol. 122(8):1770-7, 2020
Hafström A et al: Patients with cutaneous head and neck melanoma, particularly elderly with more advanced primary tumors, seem to benefit from initial CT staging before considering a sentinel lymph node biopsy. Acta Otolaryngol. 140(9):795-802, 2020
Kawaguchi M et al: MR imaging findings for differentiating cutaneous malignant melanoma from squamous cell carcinoma. Eur J Radiol. 132:109212, 2020
Janz TA et al: Is imaging of the brain necessary at diagnosis for cutaneous head and neck melanomas? Am J Otolaryngol. 39(5):631-5, 2018
Amin MB et al: AJCC Cancer Staging Manual. 8th Ed. Springer New York, 2017
de Rosa N et al: Sentinel node biopsy for head and neck melanoma: a systematic review. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 145(3):375-82, 2011
Jaber JJ et al: Evolving treatment strategies in thin cutaneous head and neck melanoma: 1 institution's experience. Head Neck. 33(1):7-12, 2011
Klop WM et al: Assessment of lymphatic drainage patterns and implications for the extent of neck dissection in head and neck melanoma patients. J Surg Oncol. 103(8):756-60, 2011
Komisarovas L et al: Retrospective study on the cutaneous head and neck melanoma in Dorset (UK). Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 49(5):359-63, 2011
Patnana M et al: Multimethod imaging, staging, and spectrum of manifestations of metastatic melanoma. Clin Radiol. 66(3):224-36, 2011
Tseng WH et al: Tumor location predicts survival in cutaneous head and neck melanoma. J Surg Res. 167(2):192-8, 2011
Vermeeren L et al: SPECT/CT for sentinel lymph node mapping in head and neck melanoma. Head Neck. 33(1):1-6, 2011
Guadagnolo BA et al: Role of postoperative irradiation for patients with bilateral cervical nodal metastases from cutaneous melanoma: a critical assessment. Head Neck. 32(6):708-13, 2010
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Pozsgai M et al: The significance of imaging examinations during follow-up for malignant melanoma. Eur J Dermatol. 31(3):357-63, 2021
Bleicher J et al: Recurrence patterns in patients with stage II melanoma: the evolving role of routine imaging for surveillance. J Surg Oncol. 122(8):1770-7, 2020
Hafström A et al: Patients with cutaneous head and neck melanoma, particularly elderly with more advanced primary tumors, seem to benefit from initial CT staging before considering a sentinel lymph node biopsy. Acta Otolaryngol. 140(9):795-802, 2020
Kawaguchi M et al: MR imaging findings for differentiating cutaneous malignant melanoma from squamous cell carcinoma. Eur J Radiol. 132:109212, 2020
Janz TA et al: Is imaging of the brain necessary at diagnosis for cutaneous head and neck melanomas? Am J Otolaryngol. 39(5):631-5, 2018
Amin MB et al: AJCC Cancer Staging Manual. 8th Ed. Springer New York, 2017
de Rosa N et al: Sentinel node biopsy for head and neck melanoma: a systematic review. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 145(3):375-82, 2011
Jaber JJ et al: Evolving treatment strategies in thin cutaneous head and neck melanoma: 1 institution's experience. Head Neck. 33(1):7-12, 2011
Klop WM et al: Assessment of lymphatic drainage patterns and implications for the extent of neck dissection in head and neck melanoma patients. J Surg Oncol. 103(8):756-60, 2011
Komisarovas L et al: Retrospective study on the cutaneous head and neck melanoma in Dorset (UK). Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 49(5):359-63, 2011
Patnana M et al: Multimethod imaging, staging, and spectrum of manifestations of metastatic melanoma. Clin Radiol. 66(3):224-36, 2011
Tseng WH et al: Tumor location predicts survival in cutaneous head and neck melanoma. J Surg Res. 167(2):192-8, 2011
Vermeeren L et al: SPECT/CT for sentinel lymph node mapping in head and neck melanoma. Head Neck. 33(1):1-6, 2011
Guadagnolo BA et al: Role of postoperative irradiation for patients with bilateral cervical nodal metastases from cutaneous melanoma: a critical assessment. Head Neck. 32(6):708-13, 2010
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