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Review
. 2023 Apr;40(2):204-207.
doi: 10.5114/ada.2023.127638. Epub 2023 May 31.

High-frequency ultrasound in the diagnosis and treatment of skin neoplasms

Maria Płocka  1 , Rafał Czajkowski  1
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Review

High-frequency ultrasound in the diagnosis and treatment of skin neoplasms

Maria Płocka et al. Postepy Dermatol Alergol. 2023 Apr.

Abstract

High-frequency ultrasonography (HFUS) is a non-invasive and highly repetitive medical imaging method with a great and still rising value in the diagnostic process of skin tumours. It accompanies the physician's examination, dermoscopy, and biopsy; facilitates real-time assessment of locoregional staging and planning of surgical excision; and provides postoperative inspection of treatment results. The aim of this review article is to discuss HFUS application in common cutaneous malignant tumours while depicting the use of both the grayscale and colour Doppler methods.

Keywords: basal cell carcinoma; high-frequency ultrasonography; melanoma; non-melanoma skin cancer; skin cancer; skin ultrasound.

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