Preoperative assessment of skin tumor thickness and structure using 14-MHz ultrasound.

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the relationship between skin tumor thickness and homogeneity and to evaluate the accuracy of 14-MHz ultrasound while measuring the thickness of different skin tumors.

Material And Methods: The ultrasonographic and histological analysis of 72 skin tumors was performed. Preoperative vertical tumor thickness (T) and structure of 12 melanomas, 34 melanocytic nevi and 26 basal cell carcinomas was assessed by 14-MHz ultrasonography.