Diagnostic value of high frequency ultrasound in the sebaceous gland carcinoma of eyelid / 中华超声影像学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the diagnostic value of high frequency ultrasound in sebaceous gland carcinoma of eyelid (SC).Methods The ultrasonic characteristic for 11 cases with eyelid SC were respectively analyzed by using 13 MHz high frequency ultrasound and 22 MHz ultra-high frequency ultrasound.Results Through 13 MHz high frequency ultrasound,in 7 patients who exhibited Pagetoid invasion the lid shin thickness of tumor side displays no significant alteration in a comparison with normal side.Furthermore,the color Doppler flow imaging (CDFI) evealed a branch-like blood flow surrounding the masses in all cases,but the blood flow of seven patients with Pagetoid invasion had no difference compared with the healthy side.On 22 MHz ultra-high frequency ultrasound examination,slit-like low echo was found in 9 ;transition zone of tumor infiltration can be identified in 9 ; the echo of tumors with Pagetoid invasion was lower than the healthy side and the skin thickness of tumors with Pagetoid invasion was thicker (0.6 ±0.1) mm than the healthy side.CDFI revealed that mesh-basket like blood flow was rich in all patients,the small branch blood vessels arrived at subcutaneous,and vasa vasorum were found in some patients.The region with Pagetoid invasion was rich in blood flow.The sonography findings on 13 MHz and 22 MHz high frequency ultrasound examination were compared with chisquare test.There were significant differences on homogeneous echo,slit-like low echo,transition zone of tumor infiltration,infiltration skin thickness,blood distribution,central blood vessels,vasa vasorum,blood flow in the region with Pagetoid invasion (x2 =12.571,15.231,15.231,4.701,22.000,15.231,4.899,10.267,P＜0.05).Conclusions Slit-like low echo in the mass is a main finding of eyelid sebaceous gland cercinoma on the 22 MHz ultra-high frequency ultrasound.The ultra-high frequency ultrasound can accurately reveal the skin depth infiltrated by the eyelid sebaceous gland cercinoma and this method can provide solid guidance for clinical treatment strategies.