Pathology of Melanocytic Tumors
- 1st Edition - September 28, 2018
- Latest edition
- Authors: Klaus J. Busam, Pedram Gerami, Richard A Scolyer
- Language: English
Constituting a large percentage of everyday diagnostic practice, melanocytic pathology is a complex and challenging area with many difficult-to-diagnose lesions. This highly illus… Read more
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Constituting a large percentage of everyday diagnostic practice, melanocytic pathology is a complex and challenging area with many difficult-to-diagnose lesions. This highly illustrated reference, written by three of the world’s leading dermatopathologists, provides authoritative guidance in the accurate diagnosis of even the most challenging pigmented skin tumors, helping you avoid pitfalls and recognize mimics.
- Covers nearly every variant of melanocytic tumors you’re likely to see.
- Emphasizes how to arrive at an efficient, accurate diagnosis, and includes dermoscopic findings for optimal diagnostic precision.
- Discusses modern analytic techniques (cytogenetics, molecular studies) and how to use them for diagnosis.
- Includes numerous case examples to illustrate the differential diagnoses and work-up; how to use ancillary techniques, along with their pros, cons, and limitations; and clinical follow-up.
- Presents the knowledge and experience of Klaus Busam, Pedram Gerami, and Richard Scolyer, – three dermatopathologists who are globally renowned for their expertise in melanoma pathology and analysis of melanocytic tumors by modern ancillary diagnostic techniques.
- Expert Consult™ eBook version included with purchase. This enhanced eBook experience allows you to search all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
Section I Benign Cutaneous Melanocytic Proliferations
1. Melanotic Macules
2. Acquired Melanocytic Nevi
3. Congenital Melanocytic Nevi
4. Spitz Nevi
5. Blue Nevi and Dermal Melanocytosis
6. Deep Penetrating Nevi
7. Nevi of Special Cutaneous Sites
8. Traumatized and Recurrent Melanocytic Nevi, and Nevi Changing under Treatment
9. Combined Melanocytic Nevi
10. Pigmented Epithelioid Melanocytoma
Section II Primary Cutaneous Melanoma
11. Histopathologic Fiagnosis of Melanoma
12. Lentigo Maligna Melanoma
13. Superficial Spreading Melanoma
14. Acral and Subungual Melanoma
15. Nodular Melanoma
16. Desmoplastic Melanoma
17. Nevoid Melanoma
18. Spitzoid Melanoma
19. Melanoma Arising in Association with or Simulating a Blue Nevus
20. Uncommon Variants of Melanoma
21. Pediatric Melanoma
Section III Primary Extracutaneous Melanocytic Proliferations
22. Conjunctival Melanocytic Proliferations
23. Melanocytic Proliferations of the Uveal Tract
24. Mucosal Melanocytic Tumors
25. Primary Melanocytic Neoplasms of the Central Nervous System and Melanotic Schwannoma
26. Melanocytic nevi in Lymph Nodes
Section IV Metastatic Melanoma
27. Metastatic Melanoma
Section V Ancillary Studies
28. Dermoscopy for Dermatopathologists
29. Immunohistochemistry for the Diagnosis of Melanocytic Proliferations
30. Molecular Techniques
31. Clinical, Dermoscopic, Pathologic and Molecular Correlations
Section VI Prognosis, Staging, and Reporting of Melanoma
32. Prognosis, Staging, and Reporting of Melanoma
Section VII Margin Assessment of Melanomas
33. Margin Assessment of Cutaneous Melanoma
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: September 28, 2018
- Language: English
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Klaus J. Busam
Dr. Klaus Busam is a Professor of Pathology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and the Director of the combined Memorial Sloan Kettering/Cornell Dermatopathology Training Program. His training is from the Brigham & Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School combined program. His interests include the utilization of clinical, histological and molecular diagnostic methods to optimize diagnostic accuracy and best predict the behavior of melanocytic neoplasms. As a dermatopathologist, he is recognized as an international expert in the diagnosis of melanoma and is sent many second opinion cases both from within and outside of the United States. As a researcher he is focused on developing molecular based methods to improve the diagnosis and prognostication of melanocytic neoplasms. He has authored over 250 peer reviewed journal articles and numerous textbooks in dermatopathology.
Affiliations and expertise
Director of Dermatopathology, Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Cornell University, New York, New YorkPG
Pedram Gerami
Dr Pedram Gerami: Selected to Best Doctors in America 2019-2020, Dr Gerami is the director of the Skin Cancer Institute of Northwestern Medical Group (SCIN-Med) and the director of the Melanoma Program in the Skin Cancer Institute and the Melanoma clinic in the department of Dermatology. His clinical and research interests are primarily focused on melanoma skin cancer, atypical nevi and borderline melanocytic tumors such as Spitz tumors which may be difficult to classify. As a dermatologist, dermatopathologist and researcher focused in the care of patients with melanoma and atypical nevi, he has a unique perspective on the behavior of melanocytic neoplasms.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, Pediatrics and Pathology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IllinoisRS
Richard A Scolyer
Affiliations and expertise
Co-Director of Research, Melanoma Institute Australia; Senior Staff Specialist,Tissue Pathology and Diagnostic Oncology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital; Clinical Professor, Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, AustraliaRead Pathology of Melanocytic Tumors on ScienceDirect