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Pre-Surgical Evaluation of Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers Using High-Frequency Ultrasound

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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Background: High-frequency ultrasound imaging is increasingly used as a noninvasive, accurate, and real‐time method to evaluate non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSC). It plays a complementary role in the physical examination and the detection margins of skin cancers. Objectives: This study investigates the efficacy and accuracy of high-frequency ultrasound as a complementary method to ensure complete elimination of skin cancers with maximum preservation of function and aesthetics, with postoperative confirmation based on histopathological examination. Patients and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. Forty-nine skin lesions in forty-seven patients underwent preoperative ultrasound examination using (6-19 MHz) probes. Ultrasound examination included lesion nature, thickness, invasion depths, and the subsequent excision size of the lesion circumferentially and in-depth. Results: Forty patients had forty–two lesions. Ultrasound had the ability to differentiate skin cancers from fibrosis and to detect subclinical lesions extensions with better clearance of malignancy. Conclusion: High-frequency ultrasound can provide additional information for preoperative evaluation of non-melanoma skin cancers with maximum preservation of function and aesthetics in addition to be a valuable non radiating tool for postoperative follow up for NMSC after surgical excisions to determine the presences or absence of early recurrence before skin ulceration.  

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10.21608/ejhm.2022.274411

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High-frequency ultrasound, Non-melanoma skin cancers

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George

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Gamil

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goarge.makrios@med.aun.edu.eg

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Mostafa A

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Sonbaty

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Yossra A

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Sherif

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Dalia M.

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Badary

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Ahmed M

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Tohamy

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89

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2

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37472

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2022-10-01

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2022-12-15

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2022-10-01

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7,287

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1687-2002

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2090-7125

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The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine

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https://ejhm.journals.ekb.eg/

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Pre-Surgical Evaluation of Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers Using High-Frequency Ultrasound

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22 Jan 2023