title: Skin ultrasound in dermatologic surgical planning.
abstract: High-resolution ultrasonography was performed on 55 patients with palpable skin lesions, all submitted to surgical excision and to histologic diagnosis. In all the cases, the ultrasound picture was confirmed by the surgical appearance of the lesions. The sonographic structure was characteristic in the case of cysts and angiomas, lymphangiomas in particular. Ultrasonography is considered a simple and reliable technique for the pre-operative evaluation of skin nodules, as it gives a clear picture of their size, depth, and outline. However, sonography cannot substitute for the clinical dermatologic approach and the need for an histologic diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Radiology, University of Milan, S. Paolo Hospital, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nessi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blanc
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bosco
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dameno
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Venegoni
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Betti
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Bencini
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Crosti
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Uslenghi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014463:Ultrasonography