Practical manual for dermatologic and surgical melanoma management. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Delphine J. Lee, Mark B. Faries, editors.
• Editors: Lee, Delphine J; Faries, Mark B
• Contents: Intro -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Can We End Melanoma As We Know It? The Role of Early Detection in Defeating Deadly Skin Cancer -- Introduction -- Case -- Additional Clinical History -- Melanoma Risk Factors -- Physical Exam Findings -- Discussion -- Critical Take Home Messages -- References -- Chapter 2: Melanoma Risk Factors and Prevention -- Introduction -- Case -- Melanoma Disparities -- Risk Factors -- Phenotypic Features -- Personal Medical History -- Genetic Predisposition/Family History -- Environmental Factors -- Screening -- Prevention -- Discussion of Case -- Conclusions Mutational Load -- Sentinel Lymph Nodes (SLN) -- Discussion of Case -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 4: Melanoma Epidemiology, Staging and Prognostic Factors -- Introduction -- Melanoma Epidemiology -- Melanoma Staging -- Prognostic Factors in Melanoma -- Depth of Invasion -- Ulceration -- Mitotic Rate -- Growth Phase and Melanoma Subtypes -- Regression -- Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocytes -- Lymphatic Invasion and Angiotropism -- Neurotropism -- Nevus Association -- Age -- Gender -- Marital Status -- Anatomical Location -- Tumor Derived Markers -- Molecular Markers of Melanoma Prognosis Conditional Survival -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 5: Imaging in Melanoma -- Lymphoscintigraphy for Sentinel Node Biopsy -- Lymphoscintigraphy Technique -- Possible Radiation Risk of LS -- Potential Problems with LS -- Wide Local Excision (WLE) -- Reproducibility -- The Melanoma Site Immediately Overlies a Node Field -- Conclusion -- Ultrasound in Melanoma Patients -- Diagnosis -- Patient Case -- Does US Have a Role in Primary Assessment of Melanoma? -- Staging -- Case Continued -- What Are the US Criteria for Defining Normal and Abnormal Lymph Nodes? What Is the Role of US Assessment of the Regional Lymph Node Basins Before Sentinel Node Mapping and/or Biopsy? -- Follow Up -- Case Continued -- How Is US Used in Follow Up? -- Conclusion -- Cross Sectional Imaging -- Staging -- Early Stage Disease -- Later Stage Disease -- Monitoring the Effects of Therapy -- Post Treatment Surveillance -- Effect on Survival -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: Primary Melanoma Treatment -- Case -- Introduction -- Operative Primary Melanoma Treatment -- Wide Excision -- Technique -- Recommended Margins for Wide Excision -- Clinical vs Pathologic Margins
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2020
• Copyright Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource (196 pages)
• Subjects: 616.99/477; Skin -- Cancer -- Treatment -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Skin -- Cancer -- Surgery -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Skin Neoplasms -- therapy; Skin Neoplasms -- surgery; Skin -- Cancer -- Surgery; Handbooks and manuals
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030274009
• Related ISBNs: 9783030273996
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