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Investigation

 Regional lymph node basin

Ultrasound-guided fine needle

aspiration cytology

Regions to include depends on

the location of melanoma

Head and neck: neck, parotid,

occipital, postauricular region

Upper limb: axilla, cubital fossa

Lower limb: groin, popliteal fossa

 Work up for distant metastasis in

symptomatic patients or advanced

T-stage

Whole body PET-CT

Blood test for LDH level