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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464435703321

Titolo

Atlas of dermoscopy / / edited by Ashfaq A. Marghoob, MD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center's regional skin cancer clinic, Hauppauge, New York, USA, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, New York, USA, Josep Malvehy, MD, Mel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton : , : CRC Press, , [2012]

©2012

ISBN

1-84184-762-3

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (396 p.)

Disciplina

616.99477075

Soggetti

Skin - Cancer - Diagnosis

Skin - Diseases - Diagnosis

Electronic books.

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

Front Cover; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Principles of dermoscopy and dermoscopic equipment; Chapter 3 Histopathologic tissue correlations of dermoscopic structures; Chapter 4 Two-step algorithm: Differentiating melanocytic from nonmelanocytic lesions; Chapter 5a Basal cell carcinoma; Chapter 5b Actinic keratosis, Bowen's disease, keratoacanthoma, and squamous cell carcinoma; Chapter 5c Solar lentigines, seborrheic keratoses, and lichen planus-like keratosis; Chapter 5d Vascular lesions; Chapter 5e Dermatofibromas

Chapter 6a Analytic features of melanoma vs benign nevi on nonglabrous skin: Colors and structuresChapter 6b Pattern analysis; Chapter 6c ABCD rule; Chapter 6d Menzies method; Chapter 6e Seven-point checklist and the seven rules not to miss melanoma incognito; Chapter 6f CASH algorithm; Chapter 6g Three-point checklist; Chapter 6h Revised version of pattern analysis; Chapter 7a Congenital melanocytic nevi; Chapter 7b Dysplastic (atypical) nevi; Chapter 7c Banal nevi and growing nevi; Chapter 7d Blue nevi and variants; Chapter 7e Spitz and Reed nevi; Chapter 7f Recurrent (persistent) nevi

Chapter 8a Superficial spreading melanomaChapter 8b Acrolentiginous



melanoma; Chapter 8c Nodular melanoma; Chapter 8d Lentigo maligna melanoma; Chapter 8e Amelanotic and hypomelanotic melanoma; Chapter 8f Equivocal lesions, false positive, and false negative; Chapter 8g Desmoplastic melanoma and metastatic melanoma; Chapter 9a Palms and soles; Chapter 9b Nails; Chapter 9c Face; Chapter 9d Hair and scalp (trichoscopy); Chapter 9e Mucosal lesions; Chapter 10 Exceptions to the two-step dermoscopy algorithm; Chapter 11 Dermoscopy in general dermatology; Chapter 12 Vascular structures

Chapter 13 Diagnostic accuracy of dermoscopyChapter 14 Followup of melanocytic skin lesions with digital dermoscopy; Chapter 15 Teledermoscopy and computer-assisted diagnosis; Chapter 16 Beyond dermoscopy; Chapter 17 Concluding remarks; Index; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

Building on a successful first edition, this revised and extended Atlas of Dermoscopy demonstrates the state of the art of how to use dermoscopy to detect and diagnose lesions of the skin, with a special emphasis on malignant skin tumours. With well over 1,500 photographs, drawings, and tables, the book has extensive clinical correlation with dermoscopic images, so readers can appreciate the added benefits of dermoscopy by comparing the clinical morphology seen with the naked eye with the corresponding dermoscopic morphology; extensive illustrations from the image collections of internationall