Melanoma Tests in the staging process

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After melanoma has been diagnosed, tests arecalled nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (NMRI).
done to find out if cancer cells have spread withinPET scan: A procedure to find malignant tumor
the skin or to other parts of the body. Thecells in the body. A small amount of radioactive
process used to find out whether cancer hasglucose is injected into a vein. The PET scanner
spread within the skin or to other parts of therotates around the body and makes a picture of
body is called staging. The information gatheredwhere glucose is being used in the body. Malignant
from the staging process determines the stagetumor cells show up brighter in the picture
of the disease.because they are more active and take up more
It is important to know the stage in order to planglucose than normal cells do.
treatment. The following tests and proceduresLaboratory tests: Medical procedures that test
may be used in the staging process. Wide localsamples of tissue, blood, urine, or other
excision: A surgical procedure to remove some ofsubstances in the body. These tests help to
the normal tissue surrounding the area wherediagnose disease, plan and check treatment, or
melanoma was found, to check for cancer cells.monitor the disease over time. The results of
Lymph node mapping and sentinel lymph nodethese tests are viewed together with the results
biopsy: Procedures in which a radioactiveof the tumor biopsy to determine the melanoma
substance and/or blue dye is injected near thestage.
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Chest x-ray: An x-ray of the organs and bonescapacity to eradicate melanomas and moles.
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making a picture of areas inside the body. CTbe invasive and expensive. It provides total
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computer linked to an x-ray machine. A dye mayaccomplished via its rapid absorption into the skin
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This procedure is also called computedlipophilic (easily absorbed into fatty tissue such as
tomography, computerized tomography, orthe skin) and have a low molecular weight. This
computerized axial tomography. For melanoma,allows them to pass readily through skin tissue
pictures may be taken of the chest, abdomen,and into cell membranes where they eradicate
and pelvis. MRI (magnetic resonance imaging): Anevi.
procedure that uses a magnet, radio waves, and