Retrospective analysis of melanoma patients who had undergone PET-CT examination

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Bakar O., Vardareli E., Sahin S., YÜKSEL S., Aksoy T.

TURKDERM-ARCHIVES OF THE TURKISH DERMATOLOGY AND VENEROLOGY, cilt.47, sa.4, ss.214-217, 2013 (SCI-Expanded)

• Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
• Cilt numarası: 47 Sayı: 4
• Basım Tarihi: 2013
• Doi Numarası: 10.4274/turkderm.30306
• Dergi Adı: TURKDERM-ARCHIVES OF THE TURKISH DERMATOLOGY AND VENEROLOGY
• Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
• Sayfa Sayıları: ss.214-217
• Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background and Design: Pet positivity was found in 21 (37.5%) the incidence of melanoma is increasing significantly in Turkey and in the whole world. Thus, Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography (PET-CT), which is being reimbursed by the government for the documentation of metastases of clinically suspicious patients with stages 1 b and higher, is becoming widely used. This study aims to analyze, the histopathological features of the tumors and the clinical and demographic data on melanoma patients who had undergone PET-CT examination for the screening of metastases.