Full Description
The incidence of skin cancer continues to rise, as do the challenges physicians face in treating the growing population of skin cancer patients. Skin Cancer Management: A Practical Approach, 2nd edition addresses the spectrum of skin cancers from the precancerous to the inoperable. In this revised and updated edition, a wide selection of medical treatments and surgical procedures are described in detail and supplemented with an abundance of full-color figures. Numerous case studies help to illustrate the various techniques.
Contents
Chapter 1. Biopsy Techniques and Interpretation.- Chapter 2. Topical Therapies for Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers.- Chapter 3. Chemical Peels for Precancerous Skin Lesions.- Chapter 4. Photodynamic Therapy.- Chapter 5. Intralesional and Perilesional Treatment of Skin Cancers.- Chapter 6. Electrodesiccation and Curettage.- Chapter 7. Cryosurgery.- Chapter 8. Optimizing Surgical Outcomes.- Chapter 9. Anxiolysis, Anesthesia, and Analgesia.- Chapter 10. Excision Techniques and Materials.- Chapter 11. Mohs Surgery.- Chapter 12. Principles of Cutaneous Flap Surgery.- Chapter 13. Techniques in Skin Grafting.- Chapter 14. Nail Surgery and Malignant Tumors of the Nail Unit.- Chapter 15. Practical Management of Melanoma.- Chapter 16. Skin Cancer in Skin of Color.- Chapter 17. Management of Skin Cancers in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients.- Chapter 18. Imaging of Head and Neck Skin Cancer.- Chapter 19. Radiation Oncology in Skin Cancer Treatment.- Chapter 20. When to Refer Out.- Chapter 21. Chemoprevention of Keratinocyte Carcinomas.- Chapter 22. Systemic Therapy for Locally Advanced and Metastatic Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer.
