H Peter Soyer, Giuseppe Argenziano, Rainer Hofmann-Wellenhof, Iris Zalaudek

Dermoscopy

The Essentials

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Dermoscopy: The Essentials presents the practical guidance you need to master this highly effective, more economical, and less invasive alternative to biopsy. Drs. Peter Soyer, Giuseppe Argenziano, Rainer Hofmann-Wellenhof, and Iris Zalaudek explain all aspects of performing dermoscopy and interpreting results. With approximately 30% new clinical and dermoscopic images, valuable pearls and checklists, and online access to the fully searchable and downloadable text, you'll have everything you need to diagnose earlier and more accurately

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Elsevier Science
• 3rd edition
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. April 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 251mm x 192mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 529g
• ISBN-13: 9780702068829
• ISBN-10: 0702068829
• Artikelnr.: 58413155

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 - Introduction: The 3-point checklist: The short, easy way to
avoid missing a melanoma using dermoscopy
Technique
The 3-point checklist
Triage of suspicious pigmented skin lesions
Chapter 2 - Pattern analysis: Dermoscopic criteria for specific diagnoses
Four global dermoscopic patterns for melanocytic nevi
Diagnosis of melanoma using five melanoma-specific criteria
Diagnosis of facial melanoma using four site-specific melanoma-specific
criteria
Four patterns for acral melanocytic lesions
Six criteria for diagnosing non-melanocytic lesions
Chapter 3 - Common clinical scenarios: Side-by-side comparisons of
similar-appearing lesions that are benign or malignant
Introduction
Pediatric scenario
Black lesions
Inkspot lentigo
Blue lesions
Reticular lesions
Spitzoid lesions
Special nevi
Multiple Clark (dysplastic) nevi
Follow-up of melanocytic lesions
Lesions with regression
Flat lesions on the face
Nodular lesions on the face
Acral lesions
Pigmented lesions of the nails
Mucosal lesions
Differential diagnostic value of blood vessels
Amelanotic and partially pigmented melanoma
Dermoscopy tests
Further reading