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Cutaneous melanoma is the most serious type of skin cancer. Its incidence has increased rapidly during the past few decades probably due to the increased ultraviolet radiation exposure but also to the earlier and more accurate diagnosis. Melanoma is an aggressive disease which may spread almost to any organ of the body. It has been well established that early detection and accurate staging are of critical value for the appropriate treatment and patient’s prognosis. Unfortunately, in many cases the lesions are detected late. The most common metastatic sides are the lungs, the liver, and central nervous system (CNS) [1].
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Efthymiadou, R.D. (2018). Imaging Findings in Melanoma. In: Gouliamos, A., Andreou, J., Kosmidis, P. (eds) Imaging in Clinical Oncology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68873-2_99
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