Overview
Covers everything from the epidemiology of skin cancer, clinical presentation with clinical photographs, and diagrams of the most common anatomical location to histological descriptions and a treatment algorithm in chart form
Offers brief and succinct chapters with pertinent references, as well as high quality color photographs, diagrams, tables, and charts
Written for dermatologists, dermatology residents, and oncologists
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Skin cancer is the most common malignant neoplasm, and with the increasing regularity of such tumors comes the need for a practical guide for medical professionals to reference for diagnosis, management, and treatment. This book covers everything from the epidemiology of the skin cancer, clinical presentation with clinical photographs, diagrams of the most common anatomical locations, to histological descriptions, special stains/tests for diagnosis, and a treatment algorithm in chart form. A Practical Guide to Skin Cancer offers brief and succinct chapters with pertinent references, as well as high quality color photographs, diagrams, tables, and charts.
Written for dermatologists, dermatology residents, and oncologists, this book allows for the reader to quickly and easily obtain the information regarding a tumor’s clinical presentation, patient evaluation and treatment algorithms, proving essential for every physician who encounters these tumors in their daily practice.
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Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Allison Hanlon, MD, PhD is a board certified Dermatologist and fellowship trained Mohs micrographic surgeon. She is an Assistant Professor at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.
As an educator, Dr. Hanlon has authored articles and book chapters regarding dermatology and dermatologic procedures. She lectures internationally on surgical techniques, skin cancer treatments and skin cancer in patients with compromised immune systems.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: A Practical Guide to Skin Cancer
Editors: Allison Hanlon
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74903-7
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-74901-3Published: 24 May 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-74903-7Published: 14 May 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 276
Number of Illustrations: 91 illustrations in colour
Topics: Dermatology, Oncology