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ArticleJPRAS open2019

Challenges in staging and surveillance of patients with neurofibromatosis and cutaneous malignant melanoma.

P R Chew, V V Toh, A Kotwal

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Article in JPRAS open, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

P R ChewDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hull and East Yorkshire NHS Trust, Castle Hill Hospital, Castle Road, Cottingham, Hull HU16 5JQ, United Kingdom.
V V TohDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hull and East Yorkshire NHS Trust, Castle Hill Hospital, Castle Road, Cottingham, Hull HU16 5JQ, United Kingdom.
A KotwalDepartment of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hull and East Yorkshire NHS Trust, Castle Hill Hospital, Castle Road, Cottingham, Hull HU16 5JQ, United Kingdom.
Castle Hill Hospital · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Malignant melanoma is a skin neoplasm with a rising trend of incidence. Positron Emission Tomography in combination with Computed Tomography (PET-CT) imaging is an essential diagnostic tool for both staging and surveillance of melanoma patients; especially in metastatic disease, where prognosis is poor. We report a case of a patient with known Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1) who presented to the Skin Cancer Multidisciplinary meeting with 11 mm Breslow thickness malignant melanoma of the left forearm. His extensive dermal neurofibromatoses proved a diagnostic challenge to the team. There have been published studies linking NF-1 with malignant melanoma. However the incidence and significance of this has yet to be established. We also discuss the use of PET-CT imaging and skin surveillance in the monitoring and staging of this patient.

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Malignant melanomaNeurofibromatosis Type 1Positron emission tomography-computed tomographyStaging

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PMID32158881
PMCPMC7061656
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