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Staging workup should include the following.
| (1) Complete examination of the skin (including scalp) and regional lymph nodes | |
| (2) Computerized tomography (CT) of chest to rule out lung metastases or small-cell carcinoma arising in the lung and metastasizing to the skin | |
| (3) Positron emission tomography (PET) with 18-fluorodeoxyglucose (18FDG), either alone or combined with computed tomography |
