Soyer: Color Atlas of Melanocytic Lesions of the Skin

Melanocytic tumors of the skin deserve special attention because of the following important facts:

• Melanoma is frequent and early detection is critical.
• A correct interpretation is necessary because the implications may be very serious.
• It is a dynamically developing field where major progress has been made over the past decade.

This atlas, written in a concise way, is a highly useful presentation that focuses on the full spectrum of pigmented skin tumors. The prominent features include classical clinical as well as histopathological criteria for diagnosis, illustrations of excellent quality, as well as new concepts and practical aspects of management. Of special interest are modern diagnostic techniques with emphasis on dermatoscopy. Case studies and core messages indicating pathways of the diagnostic approach are at the end of each chapter.
All these features characterize the book as an impressive contribution to the literature in the area of melanocytic tumors.

Contents

• The Morphologic Dimension in the Diagnosis of Melanocytic Skin Lesions
• Clinical Examination of Melanocytic Neoplasms Including ABCDE Criteria
• Dermoscopic Examination
• Melanoma: the Morphological Dimension
• Laser-Scanning Confocal Microscopy
• Automatic Diagnosis
• Multispectral Image Analysis
• Teledermatology
• The Life of Melanocytic Nevi
• Acral Nevus
• Agminated Nevus
• Blue Nevus
• A typical (Dysplastic) Nevus
• Combined Nevus
• Common Nevus
• Congenital Melanocytic Nevi
• Melanocytic Nevi on the Genitalia and Melanocytic Nevi on Other Special Locations
• Halo Nevus
• Irritated Nevus and Meyerson’s Nevus
• Melanocytic Lesions in Darker Racial Ethnic Groups
• Miescher Nevus
• Nevi with Particular Pigmentation: Black, Pink, and White Nevus
• Recurrent Nevus
• Spitz Nevus and Its Variants
• Syndromes Involving Melanocytic Lesions
• Nail Apparatus Nevus (Subungual Nevus, Nail Matrix Nevus)
• Unna Nevus
• Epidemiology of Melanoma
• Acral Melanoma
• A melanotic Melanoma
• Early Evolution of Melanoma (Small-Diameter Melanoma)
• False-Negative Melanomas
• Genital Melanoma
• Melanoma of the Face
• Melanoma of the Trunk and Limbs Including Superficial and Nodular Melanoma
• Cutaneous Metastatic Melanoma
• Scalp Melanoma
• Nail Apparatus Melanoma (Subungual Melanoma, Nail Matrix Melanoma)
• Pigmented Basal Cell Carcinoma
• Dermatofibroma
• Lentigines Including Lentigo Simplex, Reticulated Lentigo and Actinic Lentigo
• Squamous Cell Carcinoma Including Actinic Keratosis, Bowens Disease, Keratoacanthoma, and Its Pigmented Variants
• Vascular Lesions
• Seborrheic Keratosis Including Lichen Planus-like Keratosis
• Subject Index  

Product Details

• Paperback: 334 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1st edition (December 17, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3642071201
• ISBN-13: 978-3642071201
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.6 x 0.9 inches 
• Editor: Hans Peter Soyer, Giuseppe Argenziano, Rainer Hofmann-Wellenhof and Robert H. Johr 

List Price: $139.00