 - Histologic diagnosis of cutaneous or mucosal melanoma, soft tissue sarcoma STS, or an APUD amine precursor uptake and decarboxylation tumor. APUD tumors include parathyroid carcinoma, medullary carcinoma of the thyroid, small cell carcinoma of the lung, pheochromocytoma, islet cell tumors, carcinoid tumors, and malignant paraganglioma. 