The Value of Sonography in the Assessment of Skin Cancers and Their Metastases

Skin cancer has become more prevalent in recent years, and finding ways to assess and characterize it prior to excision is important. Sonography can be an integral part of the preoperative and follow-up assessment of melanoma, metastatic lymph nodes, and nonmelanoma skin cancers. A review of the literature is reported, indicating that sonography appears to be effective at showing lesion thickness, defining lesion borders, and helping to identify whether lymph nodes are metastatic; however, it cannot differentiate among the types of skin cancer. Based on these findings, best practice scanning techniques are outlined for sonographers.
Source: Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography - Category: Radiology Authors: Tags: Literature Review Source Type: research