Abstract
Objective The purpose of this study was to examine the diagnostic performance of real-time tissue elastography in detecting lymph node involvement in skin cancers. Methodology We retrospectively analyzed B-mode sonography and real-time elastography (RTE) images of 70 lymph nodes from 34 patients diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) or malignant melanoma (MM). In the B-mode examination, the appearance or loss of the hilar architecture in the lymph node, contour lobulation, and the presence of focal cortical thickening were evaluated. Elastography scores were classified according to the ratio of soft and hard areas across the lymph node on a 4-point scale system. Largely soft lymph nodes were scored as "1" and largely hard lymph nodes were scored as "4". Results When patients with SCC and MM were evaluated together, the sensitivity of elastography was 94%, specificity was 70%, and the accuracy rate was 86% in detecting lymph node involvement. When both tumor groups were evaluated separately, for SCC, the sensitivity of elastography was 90%, specificity was 61%, and the accuracy rate was 80% in detecting lymph node involvement. When the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was taken, the area under the curve (AUC)...Continue Reading
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