Skin Cancer

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Introduction

   • Robert A. Schwartz

   Pages 1-3

3. Actinic Keratosis

   • Robert A. Schwartz

   Pages 4-10

4. Other Premalignant Cutaneous Dysplasias

   • Robert A. Schwartz

   Pages 11-24

5. Bowen’s Disease

   • Robert A. Schwartz

   Pages 25-35

6. Squamous Cell Carcinoma

   • Robert A. Schwartz

   Pages 36-47

7. Keratoacanthoma

   • Robert A. Schwartz

   Pages 48-56

8. Basal Cell Epithelioma (Basal Cell Carcinoma)

   • Robert A. Schwartz

   Pages 57-70

9. Appendageal Carcinomas, Merkel Cell Carcinoma, and Cutaneous Sarcomas

   • Robert A. Schwartz

   Pages 71-79

10. Kaposi’s Sarcoma

    • Robert A. Schwartz

    Pages 80-98

11. Melanoma

    • Philip J. Cohen, W. Clark Lambert, George J. Hill, Robert A. Schwartz

    Pages 99-140

12. The Dysplastic Nevus Syndrome

    • William A. Crutcher, Philip J. Cohen

    Pages 141-151

13. Dermatitic Precursors of Mycosis Fungoides

    • W. Clark Lambert, Robert A. Schwartz

    Pages 152-161

14. Cutaneous Lymphoma, Leukemia, and Related Disorders

    • Herschel S. Zackheim

    Pages 162-184

15. Metastatic Cancer of the Skin

    • Robert A. Schwartz

    Pages 185-193

16. Cutaneous Markers of Internal Malignancy

    • Robert A. Schwartz

    Pages 194-225

17. Early Oral and Oropharyngeal Cancer Diagnosis and Management

    • Arthur Mashberg, Alan M. Samit

    Pages 226-245

18. Histopathologic Considerations in the Management of Skin Cancer

    • Mark R. Wick, J. Carlos Manivel, John L. Millns

    Pages 246-275

19. Historical Survey of Methods of Treatment of Skin Cancer

    • Robert Jackson, Sharyn Laughlin

    Pages 276-291

20. Electrodesiccation and Curettage

    • Robert Jackson, Sharyn Laughlin

    Pages 292-295

The skin, uniquely positioned at the interface between the human body and the external world, plays a multifaceted role in the expression of cancer. Primary skin cancer is the most common cancer afflicting mankind and is rising in inci­ dence, despite the fact that it is often preventable. Besides primary cancer, the skin may show direct and indirect evidence of internal cancer, thus serving as a window to the body for both laymen and physicians alike. In addition, the acces­ sibility of the skin is useful for the study of carcinogenesis as well as cancer treat­ ment options. lowe much of my interest in skin cancer to Dr. Leon Goldman, the father of dermatologic laser surgery, and to Dr. Edmund Klein, the father of modern immunotherapy. We, at the Roswell Park Memorial Institute, were indeed for­ tunate to have a wealth of patients available for study. Many of the illustrations used in this book were of my patients at the Institute, and I kindly thank the fol­ lowing publications and their respective publishers for allowing me to reuse some of my photographs, most notably: Cancer Medicine (2nd edition), Journal of Surgical Oncology, Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, Archives of Dermatology, Cancer, and Journal of Dermatologic Surgery and Oncology. We are very fortunate in this work to have some of the world's foremost authorities in their areas as contributors, such as Drs. Zackheim, Lambert, J.W. Trimble, J.R. Trimble, Jackson, Crutcher, Mashberg, Wick, Sidell, F. Helm, G.

• cancer
• cancer treatment
• carcinoma
• cell
• chemotherapy
• immunotherapy
• laser
• lymphoma
• melanoma
• radiotherapy
• skin
• skin cancer
• surgery
• therapy

• UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, USA

  Robert A. Schwartz

• UMDNJ University Hospital, USA

  Robert A. Schwartz

• Dermatology Residency Training Program, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, USA

  Robert A. Schwartz

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