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Sonography of the Primary Cutaneous Melanoma: A Review

Author(s) -

Ximena Wortsman

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

radiology research and practice

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.125

H-Index - 5

eISSN - 2090-1941

pISSN - 2090-195X

DOI - 10.1155/2012/814396

Subject(s) - medicine , melanoma , ultrasound , dermatology , primary (astronomy) , radiology , pathology , cancer research , physics , astronomy

The diagnosis and management of primary cutaneous melanoma have traditionally relied on clinical and histological characteristics. Nevertheless, in recent years there has been a significant growth in the usage of ultrasound for studying the cutaneous layers. Thus, the present paper focuses on the primary lesion, its sonographic characteristics, the potential benefits of early imaging, and the new developments on the ultrasound field applied to cutaneous melanoma.

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