Interventional Ultrasound in Dermatology: A Pictorial Overview Focusing on Cutaneous Melanoma Patients

Cutaneous melanoma incidence is increasing worldwide, representing an aggressive tumor when evolving to the metastatic phase. High‐resolution ultrasound (US) is playing a growing role in the assessment of newly diagnosed melanoma cases, in the locoregional staging prior to the sentinel lymph‐node bi...

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Published inJournal of ultrasound in medicine Vol. 41; no. 12; pp. 3137 - 3144
Main Authors Corvino, Antonio, Catalano, Fabio, Cipolletta Campanile, Anna, Cocco, Giulio, Delli Pizzi, Andrea, Corvino, Fabio, Varelli, Carlo, Catalano, Orlando
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Hoboken, USA John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.12.2022
Subjects
cutaneous melanoma
Dermatology
general ultrasound
Humans
intervention
Lymph Nodes - pathology
Lymphatic Metastasis - pathology
Melanoma - diagnostic imaging
Melanoma - secondary
Melanoma, Cutaneous Malignant
Neoplasm Staging
nonvascular interventional radiology
oncologic imaging
Pictorial
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy - methods
Skin Neoplasms - pathology
Ultrasonography, Interventional - methods
ultrasound
general ultrasound
cutaneous melanoma
nonvascular interventional radiology
intervention
ultrasound
oncologic imaging
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Summary:Cutaneous melanoma incidence is increasing worldwide, representing an aggressive tumor when evolving to the metastatic phase. High‐resolution ultrasound (US) is playing a growing role in the assessment of newly diagnosed melanoma cases, in the locoregional staging prior to the sentinel lymph‐node biopsy procedure, and in the melanoma patient follow‐up. Additionally, US may guide a number of percutaneous procedures in the melanoma patients, encompassing diagnostic and therapeutic modalities. These include fine needle cytology, core biopsy, placement of presurgical guidewires, aspiration of lymphoceles and seromas, and electrochemotherapy.
Bibliography:The authors confirm that this work is original and has not been published elsewhere nor is it currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. Publication is approved by all authors and by the responsible authorities where the work was carried out. Each author has participated sufficiently in any submission to take public responsibility for its content. Written informed consent was obtained from all patients, and the study was approved by the ethics committee of the institution.
The authors have no conflicts of interest.
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ISSN:0278-4297
1550-9613
1550-9613
DOI:10.1002/jum.16073