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Record Nr.

UNINA9910139111403321

Autore

Cerroni Lorenzo

Titolo

Skin lymphoma : the illustrated guide / / Lorenzo Cerroni

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-118-49252-8

1-118-49250-1

1-118-49253-6

Edizione

[Fourth edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (439 p.)

Disciplina

616.99/477

Soggetti

Skin - Cancer

Lymphomas

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Dedication; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; List of teaching cases; Preface; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER 1: Introduction; Classification of cutaneous lymphomas; Examination of patients; Staging investigations; Surgical techniques; Histopathology, immunophenotype, and molecular genetics; Histopathology; Immunophenotype; Gene rearrangement studies; Other methods used in the study of cutaneous lymphoid infiltrates; Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH); Other genetic investigations; Lymphoma microenvironment and lymphoma-associated microorganisms

Pseudomalignancy, pre-malignancy, and early malignancyReferences; SECTION 1: Cutaneous NK/T-cell lymphomas; References; CHAPTER 2: Mycosis fungoides; Clinical features; Extracutaneous involvement; Association with other diseases; Histopathology, immunophenotype, and molecular genetics; Histopathology; Immunophenotype; Molecular genetics; Histopathologic differential diagnosis; Clinical and histopathologic variants; The "parapsoriases" (small- and large-plaque parapsoriasis)

Pilotropic (folliculotropic) mycosis fungoides (with or without follicular mucinosis) and relationship with so-called "benign" follicular



mucinosisSyringotropic mycosis fungoides; Localized pagetoid reticulosis (Woringer-Kolopp type); Unilesional ("solitary") mycosis fungoides; Granulomatous mycosis fungoides; Granulomatous slack skin; Erythrodermic mycosis fungoides; Interstitial mycosis fungoides; Poikilodermatous mycosis fungoides (poikiloderma vasculare atrophicans); Hypopigmented mycosis fungoides; Hyperpigmented mycosis fungoides; Purpuric mycosis fungoides; Papular mycosis fungoides

Bullous (vesiculobullous) and dyshidrotic mycosis fungoidesAnetodermic mycosis fungoides; Pityriasis et varioliformis acuta (PLEVA)-like mycosis fungoides; "Invisible" mycosis fungoides; Other unusual clinical presentations of mycosis fungoides; Mycosis fungoides in children and adolescents; Treatment; Prognosis; References; CHAPTER 3: Sézary syndrome; Clinical features; Histopathology, immunophenotype, and molecular genetics; Histopathology; Immunophenotype; Molecular genetics; Treatment; Prognosis; References; CHAPTER 4: Primary cutaneous CD30+ lymphoproliferative disorders

Lymphomatoid PapulosisClinical features; Histopathology, immunophenotype, and molecular genetics; Clinicopathologic differential diagnosis; Treatment; Prognosis; Cutaneous Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma; Clinical features; Histopathology, immunophenotype, and molecular genetics; Treatment; Prognosis; "Borderline" Cases; References; CHAPTER 5: Subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma; Clinical features; Histopathology, immunophenotype, and molecular genetics; Histopathology; Immunohistology; Molecular genetics

Differential diagnosis with other cutaneous NK/T-cell lymphomas with prominent involvement of the subcutaneous tissue

Sommario/riassunto

Skin Lymphoma: The Illustrated Guide presents a templated, easy to follow approach to the diagnosis of this challenging condition. Hundreds of outstanding full colour images, carefully chosen for their clinical relevance, are complemented by a standard chapter format which covers clinical features, histopathology, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. Teaching cases throughout the text highlight examples of particular interest for trainees, and summary boxes highlight key points for quick review.  This new fourth edition has been fully updated in line with new WHO classifications,