Role of radioimmunoscintigraphy and SPET in the diagnosis of patients with malignant melanoma.

The aim of the study was to compare the effectiveness of radioimmunoscintigraphy and single photon emission tomography in the diagnosis of malignant melanoma. Radioimmunoscintigraphy was carried out on 47 patients with stage I to IV malignant melanoma. Seven patients had primary melanoma; the remaining patients had 57 clinically suspected lesions.