Abstract
OBJECTIVE. This article reviews various aspects of locoregional spread of malignant cutaneous melanoma, as imaged with gray-scale sonography and Doppler techniques. The scenarios illustrated include disease staging (primary melanoma, satellite metastasis, in-transit metastasis, and lymphadenopathies), sentinel lymph node biopsy procedure, patient followup, recurrence detection, cutaneous metastasis, and sonographically guided intervention. CONCLUSION. High-resolution sonography allows recognition of small, clinically-occult melanomatous foci. It plays a major role in locoregional staging and follow-up of patients with cutaneous melanoma.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 735-745 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | American Journal of Roentgenology |
| Volume | 194 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2010 |
Keywords
- Color doppler sonography
- Cutaneous metastasis
- Lymphadenopathy
- Melanoma
- Sonography
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
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Catalano, O., Caracò, C., Mozzillo, N., & Siani, A. (2010). Locoregional spread of cutaneous melanoma: Sonography findings. American Journal of Roentgenology, 194(3), 735-745. https://doi.org/10.2214/AJR.09.2422