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Melanoma — SCE Dermatology MCQ

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A patient has resected stage IIB melanoma with a negative sentinel node and is not receiving adjuvant therapy. Which surveillance plan is recommended in years 1 and 2?

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Correct answer: D — Four clinic visits and two CE-CTs yearly

For stage IIB melanoma, NICE recommends four clinic visits in each of the first two years and consideration of two whole-body and brain contrast-enhanced CT scans each year. A negative sentinel node does not remove the stage-related recurrence risk. PET-CT is not used routinely for follow-up.

Reference: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng14/chapter/Recommendations