Melanoma echocardiography or ultrasound

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Yazan Daaboul, M.D.; Serge Korjian M.D.

Overview

There are no echocardiography/ultrasound findings associated with melanoma. However, an ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of melanoma which include metastasis and invasion of the local tissue.

Ultrasound

Ultrasound can be a useful and cost-effective tool in the staging of melanoma.^[1]
Ovarian metastatic lesion on ultrasound can have a solid appearance with rich vascularization. It can help in differentiating between primary ovarian cancer and ovarian melanoma metastases.^[2]
Ocular ultrasound can detect extrascleral extension in choroidal melanoma.^[3]

References

↑ Olmedo D, Brotons-Seguí M, Del Toro C, González M, Requena C, Traves V, Pla A, Bolumar I, Moreno-Ramírez D, Nagore E (December 2017). “Use of Lymph Node Ultrasound Prior to Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in 384 Patients with Melanoma: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis”. Actas Dermosifiliogr. 108 (10): 931–938. doi:10.1016/j.ad.2017.06.002. PMID 28801012.
↑ Vimercati A, Suma C, Cicinelli E, Resta L, Cormio G (January 2018). “Title ultrasound features of ovarian melanoma metastases: The “Golf ball” aspect”. Eur. J. Obstet. Gynecol. Reprod. Biol. 220: 137–138. doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2017.11.009. PMID 29198556.
↑ Jacobsen BH, Ricks C, Harrie RP (December 2018). “Ocular ultrasound versus MRI in the detection of extrascleral extension in a patient with choroidal melanoma”. BMC Ophthalmol. 18 (1): 320. doi:10.1186/s12886-018-0990-0. PMC 6291956. PMID 30541510.

Overview