title: [Ultrasound in the management of benign cutaneous tumours].
abstract: Cutaneous ultrasound carried out by dermatologists is an emerging diagnostic technique that complements the clinical diagnosis of benign cutaneous tumours by providing important information on their structure, their relation to neighbouring structures, and the degree of vascularisation. One of the main key points in the development of this technique for use in cutaneous tumours, which will be discussed in detail, is adequate surgical planning and monitoring of some minor ambulatory surgery techniques, such as drainage or infiltrations. Likewise, cutaneous ultrasound is also useful in the diagnosis of subcutaneous nodules, without clinical/dermoscopic manifestations, and in their differential diagnosis with malignant tumours.
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Gestión Clínica (UGC) de Dermatología, Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, España. Electronic address: ismenios@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ruiz-Villaverde
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Gestión Clínica (UGC) de Dermatología, Hospital Universitario Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, España.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Arias-Santiago
authors.affiliation: Área Integrada de Gestión (AIG) de Dermatología, Hospital Costa del Sol, Marbella, Málaga, España.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Repiso-Jiménez
mesh_terms: D046169:Dermoscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D009389:Neovascularization, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D014463:Ultrasonography
keywords: Benign cutaneous tumour; Colour Doppler; Cutaneous ultrasound; Doppler color; Ecografía cutánea; Tumor cutáneo benigno