Color Doppler Sonography of Merkel Cell Carcinoma. (20th July 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Catalano, Orlando; Alfageme Roldán, Fernando; Scotto di Santolo, Maria; Solivetti, Francesco Maria; Wortsman, Ximena
• Is Part Of: Journal of ultrasound in medicine. Volume 37:Number 1(2018)
• Page Start: 285
• Page End: 292
• Publication Date: 2017-07-20
• Subjects: dermatologic ultrasound -- Merkel cell carcinoma -- neuroendocrine tumors -- oncology -- skin ultrasound -- soft tissue masses -- superficial structures; Ultrasonics in medicine -- Periodicals; Ultrasonics; Ultrasonography; Ultrasonics in medicine; Electronic journals; Periodicals; Periodicals; 616.07543
• DOI: 10.1002/jum.14329
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0278-4297

Abstract

Abstract : We illustrate the color Doppler sonographic findings in primary cutaneous Merkel cell carcinoma. Eight cases (4 female and 4 male; mean age, 75.4 years) were collected. The most common affected regions were the face (63%) and the hip/buttock (25%). The mean transverse diameter and thickness were 21 and 14 mm, respectively. Fifty percent were oval, and 50% were dome shaped. All lesions were hypoechoic, with variable degrees of heterogeneity. All but 2 lesions were poorly defined. An acoustic reinforcement artifact was present in 3 and epidermal thickening in 2. All tumors had prominent and chaotic hypervascularity with arterial vessels (mean peak velocity, 11 cm/s; mean resistive index, 0.57).