title: Melanoma: workup and surveillance.
abstract: There is no clear consensus on the best means of detecting melanoma, particularly recurrence of melanoma. Physical examination remains paramount, but other means have been recommended also. This article provides a survey of these means.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 4940 Eastern Avenue, Suite A520, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA. slifche1@jhmi.edu
authors.forename: Scott D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Lifchez
authors.forename: J Alex
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Kelamis
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D011379:Prognosis; D021701:Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology