Follow-up of the melanoma patient.
recurrence
relapse
surveillance
Journal
Journal of surgical oncology
ISSN: 1096-9098
Titre abrégé: J Surg Oncol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0222643
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jan 2019
Jan 2019
Historique:
received:
07
09
2018
accepted:
19
11
2018
pubmed:
15
12
2018
medline:
19
1
2019
entrez:
15
12
2018
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Follow-up of the melanoma patient involves many different methods of surveillance. Specific guidelines for modalities and frequency are flexible and largely open to physician preference. Patient education and self-examination are generally viewed as crucial and cost-effective for recurrence detection. Increased frequency of clinical follow-up, laboratory studies, and imaging has not demonstrated survival benefit in surveillance. However, appropriate application of these different methods is controversial and evolving, especially with changing surgical management and new medical therapies.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
262-268Informations de copyright
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