Pre-surgical high resolution ultrasound of facial basal cell carcinoma: correlation with histology

Abstract

Pre-surgical high resolution ultrasound of facial basal cell carcinoma: correlation with histology - Cancer Imaging Pre-surgical high resolution ultrasound of facial basal cell carcinoma: correlation with histology - The aim of this study was to analyze the scope of pre-surgical high resolution ultrasound in basal cell carcinoma (BCC). BCC is the most common human cancer. According to recent large prospective studies incomplete excision of BCC is higher than expected. Pre-operative imaging may aid surgical planning by identifying the extent and location of a neoplasm, which can be interesting at zones with higher risk of recurrences such as the face. These are slow growing tumors but there are some aggressive types described that can involve deeper structures.