Ultrasound biomicroscopic appearances of eyelid lesions at 50 MHz

✍ Scribed by Mandeep S. Bajaj; Lalit Aalok; Viney Gupta; Seema Sen; Neelam Pushker; Mahesh Chandra

• Book ID: 102334319
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2007
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 425 KB
• Volume: 35
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0091-2751
• DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20368

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Purpose.

To correlate the ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) appearance of eyelid lesions with the results of histopathologic examination.

Methods.

Fifty‐two patients with eyelid lesions were evaluated using 50‐MHz UBM, and the UBM scans were compared with the histopathologic findings. The obscuration of the normal lid sonographic layers and invasion into adjacent tissues were criteria suggesting malignancy.

Results.

UBM characteristics of different eyelid lesions are presented. The sensitivity of UBM in detecting malignancy ranged from 78% to 86%, whereas the specificity ranged from 37% to 69%.

Conclusion.

This study of eyelid lesions shows that UBM can help differentiate between various benign and malignant lid lesions. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound, 2007