Biopsy interpretation of the skin : primary non-lymphoid cutaneous neoplasia / A. Neil Crowson, Cynthia M. Magro, Martin C. Mihm Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Crowson, A. Neil.

Contributor:

Magro, Cynthia M.

Mihm, Martin C., Jr., 1934-

Series:

Biopsy interpretation series.

Biopsy interpretation series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Skin Neoplasms--diagnosis.

Skin Neoplasms--pathology.

Biopsy--methods.

Skin--Cancer--Diagnosis.

Skin.

Skin--Biopsy.

Medical Subjects:

Skin Neoplasms--diagnosis.

Skin Neoplasms--pathology.

Biopsy--methods.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (876 pages).

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer, [2019]

Summary:

Part of the popular Biopsy Interpretation Series, Biopsy Interpretation of the Skin: Primary Non-Lymphoid Cutaneous Neoplasia, Second Edition, is a concise, practical resource with a strong focus on diagnosis. It offers guidelines on how and when to biopsy the skin and provides superb coverage of common and uncommon non-lymphoid neoplasms of the skin. Focusing on the daily tasks and needs of the general pathologist, this updated Second Edition is an excellent bench reference and education resource for the interpretation of the most common skin biopsies.

Contents:

How and when to biopsy the skin

Benign melanocytic proliferations and precursor lesions to melanoma

Melanoma : classic subtypes

Histological and phenotypic variants of melanoma and of the borderline melanocytic tumor

Prognosticators of melanoma, the melanoma report, and the sentinel lymph node

Basal cell carcinoma : clinical features, histology, and biology

Squamous cell carcinoma and its precursors

Benign adnexal neoplasms

Malignant adnexal neoplasms

Soft tissue neoplasms of the skin and superficial subcutis

Medicolegal aspects of neoplastic dermatology.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781496365156

1496365151