Cysts / Abscesses

<!– wp:sge/wysiwyg-bulleted-list-with-heading-and-description {“name”:”sge/wysiwyg-bulleted-list-with-heading-and-description”,”data”:{“section_id”:””,”_section_id”:”field_6697747783741wblwhad”,”background_color”:”#ffffff”,”_background_color”:”field_65bwblwhadaf12e46731″,”text_color”:”#3a3a3b”,”_text_color”:”field_6697wbltc831bg0c279d”,”list_columns”:”1″,”_list_columns”:”field_lc6565815e78279″,”heading”:”Symptoms of Melanoma Skin Cancer”,”_heading”:”field_66wblwhad97747783741″,”sub_heading”:”Treatment will depend on the severity of your condition and your general health.”,”_sub_heading”:”field_65bawblwhadf11a46729″,”items_0_heading”:”Blood work”,”_items_0_heading”:”field_66977496wblwhad83743″,”items_0_text”:”This is used to measure lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) before treatment. Other tests include blood chemistry levels / cell counts.”,”_items_0_text”:”field_65baf11a46wblwhad729″,”items_1_heading”:”Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)”,”_items_1_heading”:”field_66977496wblwhad83743″,”items_1_text”:”A MRI Scan is used to check for melanoma tumors in the brain or spinal cord.”,”_items_1_text”:”field_65baf11a46wblwhad729″,”items_2_heading”:”Positron Emission Tomography (PET)”,”_items_2_heading”:”field_66977496wblwhad83743″,”items_2_text”:”A PET Scan is used to check for melanoma in lymph nodes and other parts of your body distant from the original melanoma skin spot.”,”_items_2_text”:”field_65baf11a46wblwhad729″,”items_3_heading”:”Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy”,”_items_3_heading”:”field_66977496wblwhad83743″,”items_3_text”:”With melanomas deeper than 0.8 mm may need a biopsy of sentinel lymph nodes to determine if melanoma has spread.”,”_items_3_text”:”field_65baf11a46wblwhad729″,”items_4_heading”:”Computed Tomography (CT)”,”_items_4_heading”:”field_66977496wblwhad83743″,”items_4_text”:”A CT scan is used to check for melanoma in your internal organs.\r\n\r\n\u003cimg class=\u0022alignnone size-full wp-image-896\u0022 src=\u0022https://theskindrs.com.sg/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Computed-Tomography-CT.png\u0022 alt=\u0022\u0022 width=\u0022158\u0022 height=\u0022158\u0022 /\u003e”,”_items_4_text”:”field_65baf11a46wblwhad729″,”items”:5,”_items”:”field_6697747fwblwhad8374wblwhad2″,”bottom_wysiwyg_content”:”Treatment will depend on the severity of your condition and your general health.”,”_bottom_wysiwyg_content”:”field_65baf11a4672wblwhad9″},”mode”:”edit”} /–>