To evaluate the value of sono-elastography for detecting sentinel nodes in cutaneous malignant melanoma patients.
Methods:
Lymph nodes that were suspected to be sentinel nodes in cutaneous malignant melanoma patients were enrolled
and the lymph nodes were examined by routine ultrasound and sono-elastography. The results were compared with pathologic results.
Results:
Altogether 54 lymph nodes were finally enrolled and 2 lymph nodes close to the femoral artery were excluded. The sensitivity/specificity/accuracy of routine ultrasound
sono-elastography and sono-elastography combined with routine ultrasound were 56.3%/65.
8%/63.0%
75.0%/84.2%/81.5% and 81.3%/86.8%/85.2%
respectively. Sono-elastography had higher detecting accuracy than routine ultrasound (
P
0.05). If combined with routine ultrasound
the detecting specificity and accuracy could be even better (
P
0.05).
Conclusion:
Sono-elastography can offer extra useful information for the diagnosis of sentinel nodes in cutaneous malignant melanoma patients.
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