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Review
. 2023 Oct;42(10):2439-2446.
doi: 10.1002/jum.16255. Epub 2023 May 17.

Ultrasound Assessment of Skin Tumors Local Recurrence

Orlando Catalano  1 , Diana Crisan  2 , Claudia Patricia González Díaz  3 , Fernanda Cavallieri  4 , Carlo Varelli  1 , Ximena Wortsman  5
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Review

Ultrasound Assessment of Skin Tumors Local Recurrence

Orlando Catalano et al. J Ultrasound Med. 2023 Oct.

Abstract

Skin cancer may recur at or around the surgical site despite wide excisions. Prompt clinical and sonographic detection of local recurrence is important since subjects with relapsing melanomas or nonmelanoma malignancies can be managed efficaciously, with a relevant impact on morbidity and survival. Ultrasound is being employed with increasing frequency in the assessment of skin tumors, but most of the published articles relate to initial pretherapeutic diagnosis and staging. This review aims to offer an illustrated guide to the sonographic evaluation of locally recurring skin cancer. We introduce the topic, then we provide some sonographic tips for patient follow-up, then we describe the ultrasound findings in case of local recurrence, illustrating the main mimickers, and finally, we mention the role of ultrasound in guiding diagnostic and therapeutic percutaneous procedures.

Keywords: cutaneous melanoma; dermatologic ultrasound; nonmelanoma skin cancer; skin cancer; tumor recurrence.

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