Overview
Guide to the histologic analysis of a wide range of melanocytic skin lesions
Tables and algorithms designed to assist in diagnosis
Clinical-pathologic correlation of challenging melanocytic tumors
250 color photos ?
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
José Antonio Plaza, MD, graduated in Medicine and Surgery from The Catholic University School of Medicine, Guayaquil, Ecuador in 1999. In 2004 he became Chief Resident in Anatomic Pathology at The Ohio State University Medical Center, and subsequently held fellowships in Surgical Pathology and Dermatopathology at the Mayo Clinic and the MD Anderson Cancer Center, respectively. Since 2008 he has been Director of Dermatopathology in the Pathology Department at the Medical College of Wisconsin & Froedtert Hospital, Milwaukee, where he is also an Assistant Professor. Dr. Plaza is a member of the editorial board of the Annals of Diagnostic Pathology and a reviewer for several leading journals, including the American Journal of Dermatopathology and the Journal of Cutaneous Pathology. He is the author of more than 50 peer-reviewed scientific publications as well as several book chapters.
Victor G. Prieto, MD, PhD, graduated from the School of Medicine at the University of Alicante, Spain, in 1986 and obtained his doctorate from the University of Barcelona (Department of Cellular Biology) in 1991. Since 1999 he has worked at the Department of Pathology, Division of Pathology/Lab Medicine, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, becoming a full professor in 2005. He is also a professor in the Department of Dermatology at the Center and has held many visiting professorships. Dr. Prieto holds various important administrative appointments at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. Since 2008 he has also been Chair of Peer-review at the American Society of Dermatopathology, Houston. Dr. Prieto is a member of the editorial boards of the Journal of Cutaneous Pathology and the American Journal of Dermatopathology, Co-Editor-In-Chief of the Electronic Journal of Pathology, and Section Chief for the Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. He has authored more than 250 peer-reviewed original research articles.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Pathology of Pigmented Skin Lesions
Authors: Jose A. Plaza, Victor G. Prieto
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-52721-4
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-662-52719-1Published: 29 May 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-662-57073-9Published: 09 May 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-662-52721-4Published: 16 May 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 526
Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations, 247 illustrations in colour
Topics: Pathology, Dermatology, Oncology