Preoperative FDG-PET/CT Is an Important Tool in the Management of Patients with Thick (T4) Melanoma

Table 2

Altered surgical plan based on PET.

	Diagnosis		Operative plan
Patient	Pre-PET scan	Post-PET scan	Pre-PET scan	Post-PET scan
1	Back melanoma	Axillary uptake	WLE + SLNB	WLE + L SLB +R LND
2	Back melanoma	Axillary uptake	WLE + SLNB	WLE + bilateral LND
3	Back melanoma	L Hilar, R axillary, and liver uptake	WLE + SLNB	WLE + R LND
4	Forehead melanoma	Submandibular, periauricular uptake	WLE + SLNB	WLE + parotidectomy + R MRND
5	Leg melanoma	Inguinal node uptake	WLE + SLNB	WLE + LND
6	Foot melanoma	uptake at calf	WLE + SLNB	WLE + R LND + excision of In transit lesion

WLE = wide local excision; SLNB = sentinel lymph node biopsy; LND = lymph node dissection; MRND = modified radical neck dissection; R = right; L = left.