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Imaging of metastatic melanoma
Abstract
Cutaneous cancer is now the most common human malignancy and in
the UK malignant melanoma comprises 11% of all skin cancers.
Eighty percent of malignant melanoma is thought to be related to
excessive exposure to sunlight, particularly in childhood.
Although the least common skin cancer, malignant melanoma is the
most deadly. In 1999 it killed over 1600 individuals in the UK
and by 2004, in the USA, 55,100 new cases were anticipated. The
incidence of this disease is increasing more rapidly than any
other malignancy and in males there was a four-fold increase in
incidence between 1971 and 1997 whilst there was a three-fold
increase in women. Cutaneous melanoma is arguably the most
widely metastasising neoplastic disease and it has a
particularly unpredictable pattern of spread. Imaging has an
important role in the management of this disease as the
demonstration and delineation of metastases influences
management and prognosis.
Author
D Michael King
Contact Details
Corresponding address:
D Michael King, FRCR,
Department of Diagnostic Imaging,
Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust,
Fulham Road, London, SW3 6JJ, UK
Reference
ICIS Cancer Imaging Volume 6 Issue 1
DOI: 10.1102/1470-7330.2006.0033
Date Posted
22 December 2006
Open Access is provided for this article.
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