Monday, 13 February 2017

CASE 417: BLACK SKIN TUMOR, Dr PHAN THANH HẢI, MEDIC MEDICAL CENTER, HCMC, VIETNAM


Woman 60yo with small skin  tumor at  righ antebrachial region which appeared 40 years ago, but now changing the color in black skin  without  pain, and hard in palpation.
(see  foto).


Ultrasound  of this tumor with 12 MHz linear probe.
 US 1: this tumor is underskin cover with  strong attenuation. Size of 1 cm.


US2 :  in CDI with very little small vascular signals.


US3: Changing of  angle of the probe, this tumor is  very high colored  like artifact.


US4:  In  this angle  twingling artefact appeared very strong.


Video  represented  twingling color of this tumor.


Operation with local anesthesia removed this mass that is metalic object.

Summary= It is  a foreign  body  made of metal  which was under skin for a long time made strong twingling Doppler artifact.

Reference:   Twinkling artifact on color doppler sonography.   AJR 2003,180:215-220.



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