Multiple biomedical imaging techniques are used in all phases of cancer management.
Imaging forms an essential part of cancer clinical protocols and is able to furnish …

The accurate diagnosis of a sentinel node in melanoma includes a sequence of procedures
from different medical specialities (nuclear medicine, surgery, oncology, and pathology). The …

The incidence of primary cutaneous melanoma has been increasing dramatically for several
decades. Melanoma accounts for the majority of skin cancer–related deaths, but treatment is …

Purpose Sentinel lymph node biopsy is an essential staging tool in patients with clinically
localized melanoma. The harvesting of a sentinel lymph node entails a sequence of …

Background Although widely used for the management of patients with cutaneous
melanoma, the sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy (SNB) procedure raises several issues …

The growing repertoire of approved immune-checkpoint inhibitors and targeted therapy has
revolutionized the adjuvant treatment of melanoma. While the treatment of primary …

Cutaneous melanoma (CM) is a common malignancy and imaging, particularly
lymphoscintigraphy (LS), positron-emission tomography with 2-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose (FDG …

Background A prototype anthropomorphic head and neck phantom has been designed to
simulate the adult head and neck anatomy including some internal organs and tissues of …

Background Identification of melanoma patients who need completion lymphadenectomy
and adjuvant treatment after positive sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy would be a …

Management of cutaneous melanoma has changed after introduction in the clinical routine
of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) for nodal staging. By defining the nodal basin status …