A practical guide to skin cancer. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Allison Hanlon, editor.
• Editors: Hanlon, Allison
• Contents: Intro; Contents; Contributors; Chapter 1: Skin Cancer: At-Risk Populations and Prevention; Non-melanoma Skin Cancer: Risk Factors, At-Risk Populations, and Prevention; Risk Factors; Ultraviolet Radiation; Ionizing Radiation; Medications; Chemical Exposures; Pre-existing Lesions and Conditions; At-Risk Populations; History of Non-melanoma Skin Cancer; Skin Types; Immunosuppressed Populations: Organ Transplant, Immunosuppressive Medications, Cancer, and HIV; Genodermatoses with Increased Risk of Basal Cell Carcinomas; Genodermatoses with Increased Risk of Squamous Cell Carcinomas Melanoma: Risk Factors, At-Risk Populations, and PreventionRisk Factors (Table 1.3); UV Radiation and History of Sunburn; Indoor Tanning; PUVA; Nevi; Phenotypes and Lentigines; Parkinson Disease; At-Risk Populations; Immunosuppressed Patients: Organ Transplant, Lymphoma, and HIV; Personal History of Skin Cancer; Family History of Melanoma; Familial Syndromes (Table 1.4); Prevention and Screening of Non-melanoma Skin Cancer and Melanoma; References; Chapter 2: Actinic Keratosis; Epidemiology of Actinic Keratosis; Pathogenesis of Actinic Keratosis; Pathology of Actinic Keratosis Diagnosis, Physical Exam, and Differential DiagnosisDifferential Diagnosis; Management and Treatment of Actinic Keratosis; Cryotherapy/Cryosurgery; Topical Therapy; Photodynamic Therapy; Chemical Peels; Laser Therapy; Prognosis and Prophylaxis; References; Chapter 3: Basal Cell Carcinoma; Introduction; Risk Factors; Clinical Presentation; Nodular BCC; Superficial BCC; Morpheaform BCC; Cystic BCC; Basosquamous BCC; Infiltrative and Micronodular BCCs; Pigmented BCC; Giant BCC; Fibroepithelioma of Pinkus; Histologic Appearance; Circumscribed; Nodular BCCs; Adenoid BCCs; BCCs with Keratinization Follicular BCCsFibroepithelioma of Pinkus; Pigmented BCC; BCCs with Diffuse Growth Pattern; Superficial BCC; Morpheaform BCC; Infiltrating BCC; Micronodular BCC; Diagnosis and Staging; Surveillance After Initial Diagnosis; Treatment; Electrodessication and Curettage (ED&C); Surgical Excision; Mohs Micrographic Surgery; Radiation Therapy; Cryosurgery; Laser Therapy; Photodynamic Therapy; Topical Therapies; Imiquimod; 5-Fluorouracil; Additional Therapies; Ingenol Mebutate; Tranexamic Acid; Retinoids; Systemic Chemotherapy; Interferon; Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: Squamous Cell Carcinoma EpidemiologyRisk Factors; UV Radiation; Immunosuppression; Familial Syndromes; Chronic Wounds, Scars, and Skin Disorders; Viruses; Ionizing Radiation; Other Medications; Occupational/Chemical Exposures; History of Non-melanoma Skin Cancer; Prevention; Sun Protection; Nicotinamide, Difluoromethylornithine, and Retinoids; Clinical Presentation and Differential Diagnosis; Squamous Cell Carcinoma In Situ; Invasive Squamous Cell Carcinoma; Keratoacanthoma; Verrucous Carcinoma; Diagnosis; Pathology; High-Risk SCC; Work-Up of High-Risk Lesions; Treatment; Low-Risk Tumors; High-Risk Tumors; Follow-Up
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 616.99/4; Medicine; Skin -- Cancer; Skin -- Cancer -- Risk factors; Skin -- Cancer -- Prevention; HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases / General; MEDICAL / Clinical Medicine; MEDICAL / Diseases; MEDICAL / Evidence-Based Medicine; MEDICAL / Internal Medicine; Skin -- Cancer; Skin -- Cancer -- Prevention; Skin -- Cancer -- Risk factors; Medicine & Public Health; Dermatology; Oncology; Medical -- Oncology; Oncology; Dermatology; Oncology ; Medical -- Dermatology; Dermatology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319749037
• Related ISBNs: 331974903X; 9783319749013; 3319749013
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 21, 2018).
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