What are the recommended tests to follow up with after a melanoma diagnosis?
Commonly, doctors recommend complete checkups every 3 months for 2 years, then every 6 months for another 3 years. At these checkups, your doctor will probably do a complete skin examination and palpate all the major lymph node groups and the abdomen. Along with these examinations, many doctors order a lung x-ray every 6 months and a lung, brain, and abdominal CT scan every year. Other diagnostic tests may include the PET scan and blood tests.
