title: Magnetic resonance imaging of cutaneous neoplasms: clinicopathologic correlation.
abstract: Recently, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been reported to be clinically useful, in selected cases, in patients with melanocytic skin lesions. This report describes good resolution, clinically useful MRI scans of squamous cell carcinoma, dermatofibroma, and primary cutaneous B-cell lymphoma. The tumor depth measured by MRI was in excellent correlation with Breslow's depth measurements, indicating that MRI is probably the radiologic technique of choice for preoperative evaluation of the extent and depth of primary and recurrent skin tumors. This report also provides the authors' recommendations for obtaining optimal MRI images of cutaneous lesions.
authors.affiliation: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Ohio.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zemtsov
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lorig
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Bailin
authors.forename: W F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Bergfeld
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Larson
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Yetman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005350:Fibroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology