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Skin Cancer: The Primary Tumors

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Skin cancer is the most frequent form of cancer in human beings and the sonographic imaging support of the primary lesion can provide relevant anatomical data that can improve the prognosis of patients and decrease recurrences. The most frequent types of skin cancer are discussed and include basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and melanoma. Information on the sonographic morphology, contrast-enhanced ultrasound, and sonoelastography of skin cancer is provided. Other types of malignant skin tumors such as dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, Merkel cell carcinoma, and cutaneous lymphomas are also covered.

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    Laura Carreño MD & Claudia Morales MD

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Wortsman, X., Carreño, L., Morales, C. (2013). Skin Cancer: The Primary Tumors. In: Wortsman, X. (eds) Dermatologic Ultrasound with Clinical and Histologic Correlations. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7184-4_9

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