Background: Skin cancer is the most common cancer in human beings. Ultrasound is a powerful and non-invasive imaging technique that has expanded its use in dermatology, including in the skin cancer field. The full range of critical anatomical information provided by ultrasound cannot be deduced from a naked eye examination, palpation, or other imaging techniques such as dermoscopy, confocal microscopy, magnetic resonance imaging, or PET-CT (Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography). Methods: This review practically analyzes the main ultrasonographic features of the most common types of skin cancers and the performance of the locoregional staging according to the literature, which is illustrated by state-of-the-art clinical and ultrasonographic correlations. Results: The most common types of skin cancer show recognizable ultrasonographic patterns. Conclusions: Among the current radiological imaging techniques, ultrasound has the highest axial spatial resolution. Compared to other imaging techniques used in dermatology, it shows the great advantage of penetrating the soft tissues thoroughly, which allows us to detect and identify the most common skin types of skin cancer, including both the primary tumor and its locoregional metastases.
背景：皮肤癌是人类最常见的癌症。超声作为一种强大且无创的成像技术，其在皮肤科领域的应用日益广泛，包括皮肤癌的诊断。超声所提供的全面关键解剖信息无法通过肉眼检查、触诊或其他成像技术（如皮肤镜、共聚焦显微镜、磁共振成像或PET-CT）推断得出。 方法：本综述基于文献资料，结合实际分析了最常见皮肤癌类型的主要超声特征及其区域分期表现，并通过前沿的临床与超声相关性研究加以阐释。 结果：最常见的皮肤癌类型呈现出可识别的超声模式。 结论：在当前放射成像技术中，超声具有最高的轴向空间分辨率。与皮肤科使用的其他成像技术相比，超声展现出穿透软组织能力的显著优势，使我们能够检测和识别最常见的皮肤癌类型，包括原发肿瘤及其区域转移灶。
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