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Question about scalp

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    • June 5, 2016 at 1:35 am
    Christine.P
    Participant

      This may be kind of a dumb question, but will a PET scan pick up melanoma on the scalp? I am stage 4a and just had my quarterly PET scan (it found a new lesion on my leg above the primary site I had removed last August) but have been noticing some sore spots on my scalp the past month or so. I have a friend who is going to take a look at these spots for me and will mention them to my doctor at my next infustion on Tuesday. It seems like the PET would have found anything unusual on my scalp, but wanted to see if anyone has experience with this. 

      Thank you all!

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        • June 5, 2016 at 4:06 am
        Janner
        Participant

          PET scans won't typically show lesions smaller than 5mm. So depending on the size of the lesions, they may or may not show up.  PET scans won't show new primaries in most instances.

          • June 5, 2016 at 4:06 am
          Janner
          Participant

            PET scans won't typically show lesions smaller than 5mm. So depending on the size of the lesions, they may or may not show up.  PET scans won't show new primaries in most instances.

            • June 5, 2016 at 4:06 am
            Janner
            Participant

              PET scans won't typically show lesions smaller than 5mm. So depending on the size of the lesions, they may or may not show up.  PET scans won't show new primaries in most instances.

              • June 6, 2016 at 4:53 am
              Cathy M
              Participant
                Our oncologist stated PET would not pick up lesions on or under the skin. My husband has regular PET scans and has also had 4 places removed from the scalp and face with 3 of them being metastatic melanoma not picked up by PET.
                • June 6, 2016 at 4:53 am
                Cathy M
                Participant
                  Our oncologist stated PET would not pick up lesions on or under the skin. My husband has regular PET scans and has also had 4 places removed from the scalp and face with 3 of them being metastatic melanoma not picked up by PET.
                  • June 6, 2016 at 4:53 am
                  Cathy M
                  Participant
                    Our oncologist stated PET would not pick up lesions on or under the skin. My husband has regular PET scans and has also had 4 places removed from the scalp and face with 3 of them being metastatic melanoma not picked up by PET.
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