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Record Nr.

UNINA9910583018303321

Titolo

Pathology of Melanocytic Tumors / / editors, Klaus J. Busam, Pedram Gerami, Richard A. Scolyer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia, PA : , : Elsevier, , [2019]

©2019

ISBN

0-323-50868-5

Edizione

[[First edition]]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 414 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

616.9

Soggetti

Melanoma

Melanoma - pathology

Skin Neoplasms - pathology

Dermoscopy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Melanotic macules -- Acquired melanocytic nevi -- Spitz nevi -- Blue nevi and dermal melanocytosis -- Deep penetrating nevi -- Melanocytic nevi of special sites -- Persistent/recurrent melanocytic nevi, traumatized nevi, and nevi changing under therapy -- Combined melanocytic nevi -- Pigmented epithelioid melanocytoma -- Histopathologic diagnosis of melanoma -- Lentigo maligna melanoma -- Superficial spreading melanoma -- Acral and subungual melanoma -- Nodular melanoma -- Desmoplastic melanoma -- Nevoid melanoma -- Spitzoid melanoma -- Melanoma arising in association with and/or simulating a blue nevus -- uncommon variants of melanoma and collision scenarios -- Pediatric melanoma -- Conjunctival melanocytic proliferations -- Melanocytic proliferations of the uveal tract -- Mucosal melanocytic tumors -- Primary melanocytic neoplasms of the central nervous system and melanotic schwannoma -- Melanocytic nevi in lymph nodes -- Metastatic melanoma -- Dermascopy for dermatopathologists -- Immunohistochemistry for he diagnosis of melanocytic proliferations -- Molecular techniques -- Clinical, dermoscopic, pathologic, and molecular correlations -- Prognosis, staging, and reporting of melanomas -- Margin assessment of



cutaneous melanoma.