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Nevogenesis

Mechanisms and Clinical Implications of Nevus Development

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  • A detailed update on current knowledge of nevogenesis

  • Presents the latest evidence from a wide variety of studies

  • Will help practicing physicians to manage patients with a variety of nevi and assist researchers in the field of nevogenesis and melanomagenesis

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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The “Abtropfung” theory that nevi develop through the migration of nevus cells from the epidermis to the dermis prevailed for almost a century until the “Hochsteigerung” theory postulated the reverse pattern of migration. Most recently, however, new insights gained from epidemiology, cross-sectional and longitudinal studies of nevi, dermoscopy and confocal microscopy, and cellular and molecular studies have brought into question both of these theories. This book provides a comprehensive guide to current knowledge about nevogenesis by presenting these latest advances and in addition discusses issues yet to be resolved. It will assist practicing physicians in effectively managing patients with a variety of nevi and will also be of great value to researchers in the field. Importantly, since nevi are associated with an increased risk of melanoma, understanding nevogenesis may help to unravel some of the mysteries of melanomagenesis.

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“The purpose is to provide an update on how nevi are formed, their evolution, and factors that influence their development. I haven’t read any other book that addresses this subject in this depth. The authors do a superb job. … This should be required reading for all dermatology residents and dermatologists out of training.” (Patricia Wong, Doody’s Book Reviews, June, 2013)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Skin Cancer Center, Hauppauge Dermatology Section, Memorial Sloan Kettering, Hauppauge, USA

    Ashfaq A. Marghoob

About the editor

Ashfaq Marghoob, MD, graduated in 1987 from the School of Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook, where he later performed his Residency in Dermatology. He was appointed Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Dermatology at Stony Brook in 1995 and Associate Professor of Dermatology in 2005. Dr. Marghoob currently works at the Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases and is an Associate Member of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. He has been the recipient of various honors and awards, including a Physician’s Recognition Award from the American Medical Association, and is included in The Best Doctors in America. Dr. Marghoob has been the lead author or co-author of more than 180 articles in peer-reviewed journals and many book chapters. He is the co-author of the Handbook of Dermoscopy (Taylor & Francis 2006) and co-editor of an Atlas of Dermoscopy (Taylor & Francis 2005).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Nevogenesis

  • Book Subtitle: Mechanisms and Clinical Implications of Nevus Development

  • Editors: Ashfaq A. Marghoob

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28397-0

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer- Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-28396-3Published: 13 October 2012

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-50736-0Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-28397-0Published: 13 October 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 160

  • Topics: Dermatology, Oncology

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