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Wednesday, 20 November 2013

CASE 221:ELASTOSCANNING of FACIAL SKIN SPOT, Dr PHAN THANH HẢI, MEDIC MEDICAL CENTER, HCMC VIETNAM

MAN 59 YO, 3 MONTHS AGO THE FACIAL SPOT GETTING GROWTH FASTLY  AND BLEEDING. THERE WERE 2 SPOTS ON RIGHT AND ANOTHER ONE ON LEFT SITE. [SEE IMAGE 1,2].

HIGH FREQUENCY ULTRASOUND WITH ELASTOSCAN SCANNING HAD  DEEP PENETRATION UNDERSKIN  AND HARDER PATTERN WHICH SUGGESTED BASAL CELL CARCINOMA INVASIVE. [ULTRASOUND IMAGES 1,2,3 BELONGED  LEFT SPOT, IMAGE 4 WAS RIGHT SPOT].




Biopsy the mass, microscopic report  is  BCC  (Basal cell carcinoma).



Discussion: Elastoscan map preop of  skin lesion  is  best evaluation for guiding of  biopsy and planning operation  .

REFERENCE:.Elastoscan of skin.




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