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Record Nr.

UNINA9910145256603321

Autore

Buchan John, M.D.

Titolo

Pocket guide to malignant melanoma [[electronic resource] /] / John Buchan, Dafydd Lloyd Roberts

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Science, c2000

ISBN

1-281-32166-4

9786611321666

0-470-76012-5

0-470-75985-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (65 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RobertsDafydd Lloyd

Disciplina

616.99/477

Soggetti

Melanoma

Cancer

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Pocket Guide to Malignant Melanoma; Contents; Foreword; Preface; 1 Epidemiology and Aetiology: Where, Who and Why; 2 Diagnosis: Suspicions, Scoring and Special Diagnostic Aids; 3 Differential Diagnosis: Moles and Much More; 4 Histopathology and Natural History; 5 Surgery: No Margin for Error; 6 Follow-up: What Happens Now?; 7 Second Line Therapies: What Happens Next?; 8 Prevention and Early Detection: Theory and Practice; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The ability to diagnose melanomas and ensure that they are properly and swiftly treated can save lives. The latter part of this century has witnessed a rise in the incidence of this life-threatening form of skin cancer, which is linked to sun exposure. Public health campaigns have begun to raise awareness of the problem and people are now seeking medical advice about pigmented lesions. The reader is guided through the diagnosis and differential diagnosis with the aid of full color photographs, and there is a guide to interpreting the pathology report.