SKIN CANCER. A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE

1 Normal Skin
2 Aging Skin
3 Epidemiology of skin cancer
4 Etiology of skin cancer
5 The genetic basis of skin cancer
6 Basal Cell Carcinoma
7 Squamous Cell Carcinoma
8 Congenital Melanocytic Nevus
9 Spitz Tumors
10 Atypical Melanocytic Nevus
11 Malignant Melanoma
12 Cutaneous Lymphoma and Leukemias
13 Histocytosis
14 Mastocytosis

With hundreds of color illustrations-this comprehensive guide provides everything you need to know about cutaneous malignancies

Skin Cancer: A Comprehensive Guide provides an incisive discussion of both normal and aging skin and the incidences and cause of skin cancer. It begins with a thorough, expert look at all types of skin cancer and important benign skin tumors, as well as dermatological manifestation of internal malignancy. Next, you'll find a section on treating skin cancer in various patient populations, including children and pregnant women. The book concludes with in-depth sections on skin cancer patients, covering skin cancer vaccines and chemo prevention of cancer, the economic challenges issues related to the diagnosis and treatment of skin cancer, and many other critical topics and issues.
• 275+ photos and illustrations
• Includes cases highlighting key points, treatments, and diagnostic tips
• Explains how to use lasers and optical coherence for diagnosis
• Covers Mohs micrographic surgery, hyper Ig-E and hypereosinophilic syndromes, and confocal laser scanning microscopy

Author
Keyvan Nouri, MD. Professor of Dermatology. University of Miami School of Medicine Miami, FL
Dr. Nouri is a leading authority and skin cancer, publishing several key papers on the topic of melanoma in recent years. He is also considered an expert on Mohs laser surgery for the treatment of melanoma, and has participated as a key panelist at many AAD symposias on derm surgery for skin cancer.