title: Recurrence of Melanoma.
abstract: When cutaneous melanoma recurrence is suspected, several imaging techniques can be used to confirm or rule out this possibility as well as performing an adequate follow-up of the disease. [(18)F]Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-PET may play an important role in this setting. Ultrasonography and FDG-PET can be useful in the assessment of regional node involvement but sentinel node biopsy is the gold standard. PET/computed tomography is most useful for identifying all metastatic sites before embarking on a metastasectomy of an apparently isolated lesion or for clarifying the nature of a suspicious lesion identified by CT scan.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain; Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain; Department of Nuclear Medicine, CRC-MAR, Corporació Sanitària. Passeig Marítim 25, 08003 Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Sergi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vidal-Sicart
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, PET/CT Center, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Viale Tre Martiri 140, 45100 Rovigo, Italy.
authors.forename: Domenico
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rubello
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hospital Clínic, University of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain; Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pons