Melanoma and pigmented lesions. (2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Guest editors, Julie E. Russak, Darrell S. Rigel.
• Other Names: Russak, Julie E; Rigel, Darrell S
• Contents: Front Cover; Dermatologic Clinics; Copyright Page; Contributors; Table of Contents; Dermatologic Clinics; Preface; Chapter 1. Update on the Current State of Melanoma Incidence; US TRENDS IN MELANOMA INCIDENCE OVER TIME; SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS IN MELANOMA INCIDENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ON MELANOMA; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; Chapter 2. Risk Factors for the Development of Primary Cutaneous Melanoma; INTRODUCTION; NATURAL UV LIGHT EXPOSURE (SUNLIGHT); ARTIFICIAL UV TANNING; NEVI; PERSONAL AND FAMILY HISTORY OF MELANOMA; SKIN PHENOTYPE; GENDER; RACE AND ETHNICITY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS. RISK FACTORS LEADING TO AN INCREASED CHANCE OF MELANOMA DETECTIONSUMMARY; REFERENCES; Chapter 3. The Effect of Sunscreen on Melanoma Risk; INTRODUCTION; UV RADIATION AND THE PATHOGENESIS OF MELANOMA; SUNSCREENS; SUNSCREEN AND MELANOMA RISK REDUCTION; NEW DEVELOPMENTS; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; Chapter 4. Current Management Approaches for Congenital Melanocytic Nevi; INTRODUCTION; QUESTION 1: WHAT TYPE OF CMN IS PRESENT AND WHAT IS ITS MORPHOLOGY?; QUESTION 2: WHAT IS THE RISK OF CNS INVOLVEMENT?; QUESTION 3: WHAT IS THE RISK FOR MALIGNANCY?; QUESTION 4: CAN THE CMN BE REMOVED? QUESTION 5: WHERE CAN CMN-AFFECTED INDIVIDUALS OR THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS FIND HELP?REFERENCES; Chapter 5. Dysplastic Nevi; INTRODUCTION; HISTORY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; CLINICAL FEATURES; HISTOLOGIC FEATURES; PATHOGENESIS AND ETIOLOGY: GENETICS AND BIOLOGY; CLINICAL MANAGEMENT; SURGICAL AND OTHER MANAGEMENT; PREVENTING DYSPLASTIC NEVI; FUTURE OUTLOOK; REFERENCES; Chapter 6. New Approaches to Melanoma Prevention; SCOPE OF INDOOR TANNING; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; Chapter 7. Dermatoscopy for Melanoma and Pigmented Lesions; INTRODUCTION; HISTORY OF DERMATOSCOPY AND ITS USES; DERMATOSCOPIC DIAGNOSTIC ALGORITHMS. DERMATOSCOPY IN CLINICAL PRACTICESUMMARY; REFERENCES; Chapter 8. Biopsy of the Pigmented Lesions; INTRODUCTION; LESION EVALUATION; ANESTHESIA; EQUIPMENT; HOW TO BIOPSY: THE GUIDELINES; BIOPSY TECHNIQUES; SPECIAL SITUATIONS; CONSIDERATIONS IN THE EVALUATION OF PIGMENTED LESIONS ON SUN-DAMAGED SKIN; SUMMARY; REFERENCES; Chapter 9. The Pathology of Melanoma; INTRODUCTION; CLINICAL FEATURES OF MELANOMA; HISTOLOGIC DIAGNOSIS OF MELANOMA; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE FOR MELANOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGIC CRITERIA FOR MELANOMA; PATHOLOGIC FEATURES OF DIFFERENT CLINICAL FORMS OF CUTANEOUS MELANOMA. SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN THE HISTOLOGIC DIAGNOSIS OF CUTANEOUS MELANOMATECHNIQUES TO IMPROVE ACCURACY OF HISTOPATHOLOGIC DIAGNOSIS OF MELANOMA; STAGING AND PROGNOSIS: AMERICAN JOINT COMMITTEE ON CANCER MELANOMA STAGING GUIDELINES; HISTOLOGIC FEATURES RELATED TO PROGNOSIS; REFERENCES; Chapter 10. Prognostic Factors for Melanoma; INTRODUCTION; 2009 AJCC MELANOMA STAGING AND CLASSIFICATION; AN ELECTRONIC PREDICTION TOOL BASED ON THE 2008 AJCC MELANOMA DATABASE; OTHER COMMON HISTOLOGIC AND CLINICAL PROGNOSTIC FACTORS; MELANOMA GENETIC BIOMARKERS; REFERENCES.
• Publisher Details: Philadelphia : Saunders
• Publication Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource (xii, pages 356-554), illustrations
• Subjects: 616.99477; Melanoma; Precancerous conditions; HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General; MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine; MEDICAL -- Diseases; MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine; MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine; Melanoma; Precancerous conditions; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781455747160; 1455747165
• Related ISBNs: 9781455738533
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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