How time flies! It's hard to believe that the first edition of Dermoscopy: The Essentials is now already seven years old and so it is time for us to revamp our book; a task greeted with both enthusiasm and eagerness by our new author team. For this second edition we welcome Dr Iris Zalaudek and we say goodbye to Drs Johr and Scalvenzi. However, where we may be new in terms of the project at hand, we are old as colleagues and peers, having known each other for over 10 years (up to nearly 20 years in some cases), and having been through many highs and lows together. Even though great distances separate us physically, through the use of modern technology and our own developed strategies and procedures we continue to work together and collaborate, negating the physical distance from each other to an impression of merely being next-door to one another. In this modern age the physical distance of thousands of kilometers and eight to nine different time zones are obstacles no longer.
The theory for a second edition is usually to maintain the concept and design in general terms, while to refine and update the content and, if relevant, the illustrations. We specifically focused on this second goal with this new edition and have substituted nearly 50% of the dermoscopic and clinical images and have unified all the annotations.
We are especially indebted to the Elsevier Editorial Team, John Leonard and Russell Gabbedy, for their highly professional support of our work and for being so flexible in the many small aspects intrinsic to publishing a book.
As with the first edition we consign our book to all those interested in the science and art of dermoscopy and hope that we contribute to the lofty goal of eradicating melanoma.
-- Authors --
Key Features
- Avoid diagnostic pitfalls through pearls that explain how to accurately use dermoscopy and highlight common mistakes.
- Master all aspects of performing dermoscopy and interpreting the results with easy-to-use "traffic light" systems and checklists for quick and effective learning.
- Access the fully searchable text online at www.expertconsult.com, along with a downloadable image gallery.
- Diagnose more accurately using the expanded section on testing tools for extra guidance on difficult cases.
- Gain a better visual understanding with approximately 50% new clinical and dermoscopic images that depict the appearance of benign and malignant lesions and feature arrows and labels to highlight important manifestations.
Website Features
- Consult the book from any computer at home, in your office, or at any practice location.
- Instantly locate the answers to your clinical questions via a simple search query.
- Quickly find out more about any bibliographical citation by linking to its MEDLINE abstract.
Contents
Chapter 1 - Introduction: The 3-point checklist: The short, easy way to avoid missing a melanoma using dermoscopy
- Technique
- The 3-point checklist: Triage of suspicious pigmented skin lesions
Chapter 2 - Pattern analysis: Dermoscopic criteria for specific diagnoses
- Four global dermoscopic patterns for melanocytic nevi
- Reticular pattern
- Globular pattern
- Homogeneous pattern
- Starburst pattern
- Diagnosis of melanoma using five melanoma-specific criteria
- Atypical pigment network
- Irregular streaks
- Irregular dots and globules
- Irregular blotches
- Blue-white structures
- Diagnosis of facial melanoma using four site-specific melanoma-specific criteria
- Annular-granular structures
- Asymmetrically pigmented follicles
- Rhomboidal structures
- Gray pseudonetwork
- Four patterns for acral melanocytic lesions
- Six criteria for diagnosing non-melanocytic lesions
- Blue-gray blotches
- Arborizing vessels
- Milia-like cysts
- Comedo-like openings
- Red-blue lacunae
- Central white patch
Chapter 3 - Common clinical scenarios: Side-by-side comparisons of similar-appearing lesions that are benign or malignant
- Introduction
- Pediatric scenario
- Black lesions
- Inkspot lentigo
- Blue lesions
- Reticular lesions
- Spitzoid lesions
- Special nevi
- Multiple Clark (dysplastic) nevi
- Follow-up of melanocytic lesions
- Lesions with regression
- Flat lesions on the face
- Nodular lesions on the face
- Acral lesions
- Pigmented lesions of the nails
- Mucosal lesions
- Differential diagnostic value of blood vessels
- Amelanotic and partially pigmented melanoma
- Dermoscopy tests
About the Authors
- H. Peter Soyer, MD, FACD, Professor and Chair, Dermatology Research Centre, The University of Queensland, School of Medicine, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.
- Giuseppe Argenziano, MD Professor of Dermatology, Dermatology Unit, Medical Department, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
- Rainer Hofmann-Wellenhof, MD Professor of Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
- Iris Zalaudek, MD, Professor of Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
Book Review
As a big fan of the first edition of Dermoscopy-The Essentials, I am honored to have the opportunity to write this brief forward to the new and improved second edition. I congratulate the authors for whom this project is an obvious labor of love. They have succeeded in making a great book even better. I also congratulate you, the reader, for having settled upon such an intuitive and effective primer in your quest to master dermoscopy.
At the time of its original printing in 2004, Dermoscopy-The Essentials had relatively little competition and, in the case of the United States audience, a very limited market. In the intervening years interest in dermoscopy has grown considerably. Diffusion of the use of dermoscopy into clinical practice in the United States continues to lag somewhat behind that of Europe, but nevertheless it is now quite robust. Worldwide, there has been a rapid increase in dermoscopy associated publications both as it relates to original observations and teaching materials, but in this now more crowded landscape, Dermoscopy-The Essentials continues to stand out as an especially valuable tutorial and reference.
I commend the authors of this volume for their use of such a simple yet elegant and effective format. The traffic light visual tool coupled with the check box characterization of a large collection of some of the best clinical and dermoscopic images in the literature, makes learning dermoscopy easy and intuitive. The accompanying brief, conversational and occasionally light hearted narrative, makes for an easy and memorable read. Whether you are a dermoscopy novice reading through the book from beginning to end, or a more experienced dermoscopist jumping from section to section and comparing your assessment with those of the authors, the book is an absolute joy.
For the reader who has already accomplished some mastery of dermoscopy, I know you will derive great pleasure from the quality of the enclosed images and the insights of the authors. For the novice, I have to warn you that reading this book is the first step along a path to dependency. Once you have invested the time to become proficient in the use of dermoscopy, you will no longer be satisfied with simple visual inspection. Your sense of both cognitive gratification and clinical confidence will increasingly depend on the application of this very simple yet so elegant technique.
-- By Allan C. Halpern, MD MSc, Chief, Dermatology Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York USA.
Product Details
- Paperback: 248 pages
- Publisher: Saunders Ltd.; 2 edition (August 24, 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0723435928
- ISBN-13: 978-0723435921
List Price: $75.00