This study evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of dermoscopy-guided high-frequency ultrasound (DG-HFUS) for preoperative lateral margin assessment in basal cell carcinoma. DG-HFUS achieved 94.4% sensitivity and 93% specificity for detecting tumour presence within 2 mm of the margin, with strong correlation to histopathology. The results suggest that DG-HFUS is a promising noninvasive tool for surgical planning, especially where Mohs surgery is not available.
Dermoscopy-guided high-frequency ultrasound for preoperative assessment of basal cell carcinoma lateral margins. a pilot study / Boostani, Mehdi; Wortsman, Ximena; Pellacani, Giovanni; Cantisani, Carmen; Suppa, Mariano; Mohos, Anita; Goldust, Mohamad; Pietkiewicz, Pawel; Bánvölgyi, András; Holló, Péter; Wikonkál, Norbert M; Avanaki, Kamran; Patagh, Gyorgy; Lőrincz, Kende; Kiss, Norbert. - In: BRITISH JOURNAL OF DERMATOLOGY. - ISSN 0007-0963. - 193:3(2025), pp. 572-574. [10.1093/bjd/ljaf209]
Dermoscopy-guided high-frequency ultrasound for preoperative assessment of basal cell carcinoma lateral margins. a pilot study
Pellacani, Giovanni;Cantisani, Carmen;
2025
Abstract
This study evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of dermoscopy-guided high-frequency ultrasound (DG-HFUS) for preoperative lateral margin assessment in basal cell carcinoma. DG-HFUS achieved 94.4% sensitivity and 93% specificity for detecting tumour presence within 2 mm of the margin, with strong correlation to histopathology. The results suggest that DG-HFUS is a promising noninvasive tool for surgical planning, especially where Mohs surgery is not available.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Boostanu_Dermoscopy-Guided_2025.pdf
solo gestori archivio
Tipologia:
Versione editoriale (versione pubblicata con il layout dell'editore)
Licenza:
Tutti i diritti riservati (All rights reserved)
Dimensione
807.13 kB
Formato
Adobe PDF
|
807.13 kB | Adobe PDF | Contatta l'autore |
I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
