title: [Variations of the ultrasound image in malignant melanoma].
abstract: High-resolution ultrasound plays an important role in the preoperative assessment of malignant melanoma. The typical ultrasonographic image showing few internal echoes and sharp delineation allows statements on the benign or malignant nature and on tumour thickness. Diagnostic pitfalls are encountered if deviations from the typical structure are present, as they are caused by underlying dermal naevi, lymphocytic infiltration, or hair follicles. We describe variations in the ultrasonic imaging of malignant melanoma with reference to three cases.
authors.affiliation: Hautklinik der Städtischen Kliniken Kassel, Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus, Philipps-Universität Marburg.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rompel
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Petres
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D012867:Skin / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Variationen im ultrasonographischen Bild des malignen Melanoms.