https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/clinical-questions/26646/feline-cutaneous-malignant-melanoma Hi, Just after some advice. I am currently treating a 7 year old DSH MN cat which presented with an 2cm dermal ulcerated mass on his medial left antebrachium. Due to the cats temperament FNAs were not possible concious. So, the owner opted to goen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/192273?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 06 Feb 2018 12:19:01 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:57e22f9f-f1e4-45ce-a549-e740f2a288a4sophiematthews<p>Thanks Gerry. I&#39;m seeing them this afternoon, so I&#39;ll have a chat and see if they want to go for referral for a CT etc. Thanks</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/192255?ContentTypeID=1Tue, 06 Feb 2018 08:41:42 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:618411ac-9a00-4e4e-8725-90d649a5f4d5Gerry Polton<p>Hi Sophie</p> <p>I am not aware of the up to date papers that that you seek. However, as a rule, these cases should be staged in the normal way: lymph nodes and lungs are the sites of greatest interest. In cats, please note that thoracic radiography has poor sensitivity for detecting mets. I prefer CT by a mile. In the absence of evidence of metastasis, excision of the primary +/- the regional lymph node, followed by the (unlicensed) Oncept Melanoma Vaccine appears, in my experience, to be remarkably effective.</p> <p>Yours</p> <p>Gerry</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>