DERMATOSCOPY OF NON-PIGMENTED SKIN TUMORS: PINK - THINK - BLINK

In the realm of non-melanoma skin cancer, which is usually non-pigmented, dermoscopy offers today a reliable tool not only for the diagnosis but also for the monitoring of the treatment outcome after topical therapy. Written by international experts, this text shows those already using the technique in dermatology or family practice how to extend its uses to non pigmented skin tumors.

Features
- Details how to use dermoscopy for early diagnosis of non-pigmented skin lesions
- Discusses the technical aspects of how to perform dermoscopy of non-pigmented skin lesions
- Details clinical assessment, vascular morphologies, and vascular arrangements
- Highlights the diagnostic significance of specific patterns


Authors
Iris Zalaudek, MD, Division of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical University of Graz, Austria
Giuseppe Argenziano, MD, Skin Cancer Unit, Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova IRCCS, Reggio Emilia, Naples, Italy
Jason Giacomel, MB BS, Skin Spectrum Medical Services, Como, Western Australia

Contents
TECHNICAL ASPECTS
Physics of Polarized and Non-Polarized Dermoscopy and Digital Photography
Instrument Dependent Criteria
Metaphorical and Descriptive Terminologies: Lessons from the Cognitive Sciences
How to Perform Dermoscopy of Non Pigmented Skin Lesions
DERMATOSCOPY OF NON PIGMENTED LESIONS
How to Assess a Given Non Pigmented Lesion
Clinical Assessment
Vascular Morphologies
Vascular Arrangements
Specific Patterns
Dermatoscopic Clues
The Influence of Tumor Thickness on the Vascular Morphologies
SPECIFIC DERMATOSCOPIC PATTERNS AND THEIR DIAGNOSTIC SIGNIFICANCE
Melanocytic Nevi: Intradermal Nevi (Incl. Unna and Miescher Type)
Melanocytic Nevi: Clark Nevi in Fair Skin Types
Melanocytic Nevi: Spitz Nevi
Melanocytic Nevi: Atypical Spitzoid Neoplasms (Atypical Spitz Nevi, Atypical Spitz Tumors, Spitzoid Melanoma): A Clinicopathological Update
Melanocytic Nevi: Nevi in Patients with BAP-1 Germline Mutation, Red Hair Polymorphism (MC1r) and Albinism
Amelanotic Melanoma
Hypomelanotic Melanoma
Cutaneous Melanoma Metastases
Benign Non-Melanocytic Tumors: Sebaceous Hyperplasia
Benign Non-Melanocytic Tumors: Seborrheic Keratosis
Benign Non-Melanocytic Tumors: Dermatofibroma
Benign Non-Melanocytic Tumors: Angioma, Pyogenic Granuloma, Angiokeratoma
Benign Non-Melanocytic Tumors: Benign Adnexal Lesions
Malignant Non-Melanocytic Tumors: Basal Cell Carcinoma
Malignant Non-Melanocytic Tumors: Keratinocyte Skin Cancer
Malignant Non-Melanocytic Tumors: Skin Endocrine (Merkel Cell) Carcinoma
Malignant Vascular and Adnexal Tumors
Clues for the Differential Diagnosis of Inflammatory Lesions from Tumoral Lesions
Non Pigmented Skin Tumors and Lesions: Dermoscopy for Assessing Surgical Margins
Non Pigmented Skin Tumors and Lesions: Dermoscopy in the Treatment Decision (Surgical vs. Topical)
Non Pigmented Skin Tumors and Lesions: Dermoscopy for Treatment Monitoring (Recurrence vs. Clearance)
Non Pigmented Skin Tumors and Lesions: Diagnostic Clues and Management Rules
Confocal Microscopy in the Diagnosis and Management of Non Pigmented Skin Tumors (Which, When, and When Not)