LEADER 02674nam 2200589Ia 450 001 9910145256603321 005 20230422044952.0 010 $a1-281-32166-4 010 $a9786611321666 010 $a0-470-76012-5 010 $a0-470-75985-2 035 $a(CKB)1000000000401396 035 $a(EBL)351349 035 $a(OCoLC)437218612 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000222923 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11172916 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000222923 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10174673 035 $a(PQKB)11202218 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC351349 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL351349 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10233168 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL132166 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000401396 100 $a19991014d2000 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aPocket guide to malignant melanoma$b[electronic resource] /$fJohn Buchan, Dafydd Lloyd Roberts 210 $aMalden, Mass. $cBlackwell Science$dc2000 215 $a1 online resource (65 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-632-05421-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPocket 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 330 $aThe 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. 606 $aMelanoma$vHandbooks, manuals, etc 606 $aCancer 615 0$aMelanoma 615 0$aCancer. 676 $a616.99/477 700 $aBuchan$b John$cM.D.$0138921 701 $aRoberts$b Dafydd Lloyd$0869530 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910145256603321 996 $aPocket guide to malignant melanoma$91941357 997 $aUNINA