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Preoperative assessment of tumour thickness and vascularity using high-frequency ultrasonography in ten cases of cutaneous melanoma

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  1. Department of Dermatology, Nara Medical University School of Medicine, 840 Shijo-Cho, Kashihara, Nara, 634-8522, Japan

    Chinatsu Shobatake, Fumi Miyagawa, Kohei Ogawa, Hiroaki Azukizawa & Hideo Asada

  2. Department of Endoscopy and Ultrasound, Nara Medical University Hospital, 840 Shijo-Cho, Kashihara, Nara, 634-8522, Japan

    Toshiko Hirai

  3. Department of Dermatology, Division of Plastic Surgery, Nara Medical University School of Medicine, 840 Shijo-Cho, Kashihara, Nara, 634-8522, Japan

    Masamitu Kuwahara

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Table S1.

Summary of 10 cases of cutaneous melanoma that were assessed by US prior to surgical resection.

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Shobatake, C., Miyagawa, F., Ogawa, K. et al. Preoperative assessment of tumour thickness and vascularity using high-frequency ultrasonography in ten cases of cutaneous melanoma. Eur J Dermatol 28, 256–258 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1684/ejd.2018.3223

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