title: Evaluation of the echographic contribution to the parasurgical treatment of melanomas of small dimensions.
abstract: In this work we underlined the contribution of echography in the parasurgical treatment (photocoagulative) of melanomas of small dimensions. Fourteen patients were examined; some of them were treated with argon laser, others with krypton laser. The echographic examination was performed with the A-B scan technique, naturally accompanied by fluorangiography before and after the operation. An accurate echographic and fluorangiographic follow-up makes it posible to control the evolution of the lesions efficaciously. From this work it is clear how echography gives highly reliable results which allow us, therefore, both to make an adequate therapeutic decision and to evaluate the efficaciousness of the treatment itself.
authors.affiliation: University of L'Aquila School of Medicine, L'Aquila, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sabetti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Toscano
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Specchia
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Balestrazzi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002830:Choroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D005654:Fundus Oculi; D006801:Humans; D017075:Laser Coagulation; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography