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Skin Cancer

A Practical Approach

  • Provides a concise and comprehensive summary of skin cancer
  • Written by a worldwide base of experts
  • Extensively illustrated with figures and color photographs

Part of the book series: Current Clinical Pathology (CCPATH)

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Table of contents (36 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
  2. Embryology and Anatomy of the Skin

    • Maria De Falco, Michele M. Pisano, Antonio De Luca
    Pages 1-15
  3. Epidemiology and Prevention of Cutaneous Tumors

    • Alessandra Scarabello, Paola Muti
    Pages 17-28
  4. Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Focus on Biochemical and Molecular Characteristics

    • Michele Caraglia, Giovanni Francesco Nicoletti, Angela Lombardi, Gerardo Botti, Renato Franco
    Pages 29-57
  5. Molecular Pathology of Melanocytic Skin Cancer

    • Giuseppe Palmieri, Peter Sarantopoulos, Raymond Barnhill, Alistair Cochran
    Pages 59-74
  6. Basal Cell Carcinoma: Molecular and Pathological Features

    • Renato Franco, Anna Maria Anniciello, Gerardo Botti, Michele Caraglia, Amalia Luce
    Pages 75-88
  7. Skin Adnexal Tumours: A Large Spectrum of Clinic-Pathological Lesions

    • Renato Franco, Maria Elena Errico, Federica Zito Marino, Anna Maria Anniciello, Gerardo Botti, Michele Caraglia et al.
    Pages 89-108
  8. Pathology of Melanocytic Skin Tumors

    • Claudio Clemente, Martin C. Mihm Jr.
    Pages 109-164
  9. Pathology of Other Skin Cancer

    • Feliciano Baldi, Angeles Fortuño-Mar, Alexander Bianchi, Alfredo D’Avino, Alfonso Baldi
    Pages 165-172
  10. Primary Cutaneous Lymphomas

    • Emanuela Bonoldi, Umberto Gianelli
    Pages 173-191
  11. Comparative Oncology of Skin Cancer

    • Ira Gordon
    Pages 193-204
  12. Clinical-Pathological Integration in the Diagnosis of Skin Cancer

    • Alon Scope, Ashfaq A. Marghoob
    Pages 205-211
  13. Cytology

    • Angeles Fortuño-Mar
    Pages 213-219
  14. Dermoscopy

    • Susana Puig, Joseph Malvehy
    Pages 221-239
  15. Introduction to Ultrasonography in Skin Cancer

    • Ximena Wortsman
    Pages 241-244
  16. Use of 22 MHz High-Frequency Ultrasound in the Management of Skin Cancer

    • Paola Pasquali, Elia Camacho, Angeles Fortuño-Mar
    Pages 245-256
  17. Optical Coherence Tomography

    • Mette Mogensen, Lotte Themstrup, Christina Banzhaf, Sebastian Marschall, Peter E. Andersen, Gregor B. E. Jemec
    Pages 257-266
  18. Reflectance Confocal Microscopy in Skin Cancer

    • Salvador Gonzalez, Virginia Sanchez, Susanne Lange-Asschenfeldt, Martina Ulrich
    Pages 267-277
  19. Multiphoton Laser Microscopy with Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging and Skin Cancer

    • Stefania Seidenari, Federica Arginelli, Marco Manfredini
    Pages 279-290
  20. Photography in Dermatology

    • Paola Pasquali
    Pages 291-299

About this book

Skin Cancer: A Practical Approach presents a comprehensive and up to date overview on skin cancer. With an emphasis on practical aspects that will set the basis for guidelines of treatment, the volume presents different diagnostic tools to help physicians obtain the proper diagnosis.

Written by a worldwide base of experts selected on their recognized expertise on the different themes discussed, Skin Cancer: A Practical Approach is a valuable resource for investigators in the field of skin cancer, including pathologists, medical and surgical oncologists, dermatologists, general surgeons, and veterinary oncologists

Reviews

From the reviews:

“This is a practical guide to the proper diagnosis and effective medical and surgical treatment of skin cancers. … This can serve as a valuable resource for a variety of clinicians in the field of skin cancer … . This book addresses most commonly encountered questions in the field of skin cancer. … it is more concise, easy to read, and can be used as a handbook for quick reference.” (Maura O’Neil, Doody’s Book Reviews, December, 2013)

Editors and Affiliations

  • and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, Second University of Naples Department of Environmental, Biological, Naples, Italy

    Alfonso Baldi

  • Department of Dermatology, Pius Hospital de Valls, Valls, Spain

    Paola Pasquali

  • S.A.F.U. Department, Regina Elena Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy

    Enrico P Spugnini

About the editors

Alfonso Baldi, MD
Second University of Naples, Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, Naples, Italy

Paola Pasquali, MD
Pius Hospital De Valls, Department of Dermatology, Valls, Tarragona, Spain

Enrico P. Spugnini, DVM, PhD
Regina Elena Cancer Institute, S.A.F.U. Department, Rome, Italy

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Skin Cancer

  • Book Subtitle: A Practical Approach

  • Editors: Alfonso Baldi, Paola Pasquali, Enrico P Spugnini

  • Series Title: Current Clinical Pathology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7357-2

  • Publisher: Humana New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4614-7356-5Published: 21 August 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-4205-3Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-7357-2Published: 21 August 2013

  • Series ISSN: 2197-781X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-7828

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 569

  • Number of Illustrations: 48 b/w illustrations, 222 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Pathology, Dermatology, Surgical Oncology, General Practice / Family Medicine, General Surgery

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 89.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 119.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 169.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

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