Constitutional
- Weight loss
- Fatigue
- Malaise
- Fever
- Decreased appetite
- Weakness
Respiratory
- Cough
- Chest pain
- Hemoptysis (coughing up blood)
- Dyspnea
- Pneumonia
- Plerisy
Hepatic(liver)
- Abdominal pain
- Jaundice
Neurologic
- Headache
- Balance problems
- Local weakness
- Memory disturbances
- Visual disturbances
- Blackouts
- Paralysis
- Depression
- Seizures
- Numbness
- Mood swings
- Focal CNS symptoms
Musculoskeletal
- Bone pain (e.g. spine, hip)
Gastrointestinal
- Cramping
- Abdominal pain
- Bleeding
- Nausea
- Anorexia
- Vomiting
- Constipation
Skin/Lymphatics
- Color change
- "Swollen glands"
- Non-healing/bleeding skin lesion(s)
- Lumps
- New pigmented skin lesion(s)
- Easy bruising
*Adapted from Johnson TM, Chang A, Redman B, Rees R, Bradford C, Riba M, et al. Management of melanoma with a multidisciplinary melanoma clinic model. J Am Acad Dermatol 2000;42:820-6.
It goes without saying that all of the sun protection precautions listed under "Prevention for Everyone" should be followed by patients who have melanoma.