Full Description
This expert volume in the Diagnostic Pathology series is an excellent point-of-care resource for practitioners at all levels of experience and training. Covering a broad array of cutaneous neoplasms and their differential diagnoses, it incorporates the most recent clinical, pathological, and molecular knowledge in the field to provide a comprehensive overview of all key issues relevant to today's practice. Succinctly written, richly illustrated, and easy to use, Diagnostic Pathology: Neoplastic Dermatopathology, fourth edition, is a one-stop reference for accurate, complete pathology reports, ideal as a day-to-day reference or as a reliable training resource.
Features updates throughout, as well as new chapters on key topics, including more than 10 new chapters on nail tumors and soft tissue tumors
Details recent advances in diagnostic, immunohistochemical, molecular, and genetic techniques used for identification in neoplastic dermatopathology, including terminology updates needed for everyday diagnostic determinations on often difficult and challenging cases
Contains detailed yet concise chapters with critical information such as definitions, epidemiology, clinical presentation, macro- and microscopic features, differential diagnoses, and pathologic interpretation pearls-all in an easy-to-reference format
Features more than 3,000 high-quality print images (with an additional 2,700 images in the complimentary eBook), including gross pathology and clinical photographs, histology images, full-color medical illustrations, and immunohistochemistry and radiology images-all carefully annotated to help you quickly recognize established entities
Includes updated staging details for melanoma, cutaneous lymphoma, and additional tumors
Shares the knowledge and expertise of two highly regarded dermatopathologists: Dr. David Cassarino, professor of pathology, and Dr. Christine Ko, professor of dermatology, who present unified yet diverging perspectives in this challenging area
Reflects the most recent information from the World Health Organization (WHO) 2023 update and European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC)
Features a templated, highly formatted design; concise, bulleted text; key facts in each chapter; and an extensive index for easy reference
Includes an eBook version that enables you to access all text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud
Contents
PART I: MELANOCYTIC TUMORS OF SKIN
Section 1: Benign Melanocytic Tumors (Nevi)
Section 2: Malignant Tumors (Melanomas And Related Lesions)
MELANOMA IN SITU
INVASIVE MELANOMA
PART II: NONMELANOCYTIC TUMORS OF SKIN
Section 1: Epithelial Cysts
Section 2: Epidermal Tumors
BENIGN EPIDERMAL TUMORS AND PROLIFERATIVE LESIONS
PREMALIGNANT AND MALIGNANT EPIDERMAL TUMORS
Section 3: Tumors and Tumor-Like Conditions of the Hair Follicle
Section 4: Tumors and Tumor-Like Conditions With Sebaceous Differentiation
Section 5: Neoplasms and Proliferations of Eccrine and Apocrine Sweat Glands
Section 6: Nail Tumors
Section 7: Metastatic Tumors
Section 8: Fibrous and "Fibrohistiocytic" Tissue Tumors
BENIGN FIBROUS AND "FIBROHISTIOCYTIC" TISSUE TUMORS
ATYPICAL AND MALIGNANT FIBROUS AND "FIBROHISTIOCYTIC" TISSUE TUMORS
Section 9: Vascular and Perivascular Tumors and Pseudotumors
Section 10: Tumors and Tumor-Like Conditions With Neural, Nerve Sheath, and Neuroendocrine Differentiation
Section 11: Tumors of Muscle, Fat, Cartilage, and Bone
Section 12: Histiocytic Proliferations
Section 13: Lymphomas and Hematopoietic Proliferations
B-CELL NEOPLASMS
T-CELL AND NK-CELL NEOPLASMS
LEUKEMIC AND NONLYMPHOID INFILTRATES
Section 14: Tumors of Uncertain Lineage
