Cancer of the Skin

Darrell S. Rigel, Robert Friedman, Leonard M. Dzubow, Douglas S. Reintgen, Jean-Claude Bystryn (Autoren)

Media-Kombination

728 Seiten

2004
W B Saunders Co Ltd
978-0-7216-0544-9 (ISBN)

Infos

Provides an overview of skin cancers, from their underlying biology to the clinical features of disease, diagnosis and therapy. Containing over 800 full-colour images, this book focuses on the importance of early diagnosis and the use of treatment therapies in skin cancers. It also contains a CD-ROM including the colour images from the text.

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One person is estimated to die every hour from skin cancer, and the incidence rate of skin cancer is increasing worldwide. A large number of deaths from skin cancer are preventable if the problem is diagnosed early enough. "Cancer of the Skin" provides a comprehensive overview of skin cancers, from their underlying biology to the clinical features of disease, diagnosis and therapy. The book has been created by a multi-disciplinary, international team of some of world's leading experts on this important topic. Containing over 800 full-colour images, "Cancer of the Skin" focuses in particular on the importance of early diagnosis and the use of new treatment therapies in skin cancers. Each copy of the book also contains a CD-ROM including all the colour images from the text, which can be used as slide images for presentations. An essential purchase for any physician diagnosing and treating skin cancer, Cancer of the Skin will be an invaluable resource.

Inhalt

Part One: Basic Skin Cancer Biology and Epidemiology 1Biology of Skin Cancer - Isaiah Fidler 2Genetic Basis of Skin Cancer - Steven S Fakharzadeh 3The Biology of the Melanocyte - Julie V Schaffer & Jean Bolognia 4Epidemiology of Skin Cancer - Melody J Eide & Martin A Weinstock 5Etiological Factors in Skin Cancers: Environmental and Biological - Noah Scheinfeld & Vincent A DeLeo 6Photoprotection for Skin Cancer Prevention - Mark F Naylor & Darrell S Rigel 7The Importance of Primary and Secondary Prevention Programs for Skin Cancer - June K Robinson Part Two: Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers 8Precursors of Keratinocytic Epidermal Malignancies - Jeffrey P Callen 9Basal Cell Carcinoma - John Maize & Pearon G Lang 10Squamous Cell Carcinoma - Tri H Nguyen & Jaeyoung Joon 11Bowenoid Papulosis - Marti Jill Rothe & Jane M Grant-Kels 12 Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis - Stefania Jablonska & Slavomir Majewski Part Three: Melanoma 13The Many Faces of Melanoma - Darrell S Rigel 14The Importance of Early Detection - Physician & Self Examination - Robert J Friedman 15Factors Influencing Survival in Melanoma Patients - Benjamin A Solky, Hensin Tsao & Arthur J Sober 16 Dysplastic Nevi - Thomas G Salopek & Robert J Friedman 17 Congenital Nevi - Ashraf A Marghoob 18 Pathology of Melanoma: New Concepts - Clay J Cockerell 19Management of the Patient with Melanoma - Carol Huang & Allan C Halpern 20Pregnancy and Melanoma - Caron M Grin & Marcia S Driscoll 21Genetic Testing for Melanoma - Sancy Leachman Part Four: Other Cancers of the Skin and related issues 22Adnexal Cancers of the Skin - Rebecca Lintner & Babar Rao 23Paget's Disease - George Niedt 24 Sarcoma of the Skin - David Guillen 25 Merkel Cell Carcinoma - Gina Taylor, Darren Mollick & Edward R Heilman 26 Vascular Neoplasms - Thomas Brenn, Phillip McKee & Martin Mihm 27 Cutaneous Neoplasms Associated with AIDS - Alvin Friedman-Kien & clay J Cockerell 28 Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphomas (Mycosis Fungiodes) - Ken Hymes 29 Genetic Disorders Predisposing to Malignancy - Karina Gritsenko & Mark Lebwohl 30Internal Cancers Metastatic to the Skin - Bruce H Thiers, Jeffrey P Callen & Leander Cannick 31Spitz Nevi - Les Rosen & Ed Heilman 32 Keratoacanthoma - Molly Chartier, Marti Jill Rothe & Jane Grant-Kels 33 Pseudolymphoma of the Skin - Helmut Kerl & Lorenzo Cerroni 34 Cutaneous Carcinogenesis Related to Dermatologic Therapy - Eric Berkowitz & Mark Lebwohl Part Five: New Approaches to Diagnosis 35Epiluminescence Microscopy in Melanoma - Giuseppe Argenziano, Iris Zalaudek & Robert H Johr 36 Computer-Aided Diagnosis in Skin Cancer - Steven Q Wang, Harold Rabinovitz & Margaret Oliviero 37ConFocal Microscopy - Salvador Gonzalez, Agniesszka Niemeyer & Abel Torres Part Six: Therapeutic Considerations in the Management of Patients with Cancer of the Skin 38Biopsy Techniques - Ken K Lee & Annalisa Gorman & Neil A Swanson 39Curettage and Electrodessication - Glenn D Goldman 40Cryosurgery - Gloria Graham& Christopher M Scott 41Immune Response Modulators in the Treatment of Skin Cancer - Brian Berman & Adriana M Villa 42Photodynamic Therapy in Skin Cancer - Colin A Morton 43Laser Surgery in Skin Cancer Therapy - Laurie Jacobsen & Roy G Geronemus 44Mohs Microsurgery for Skin Cancer - David Brodland & Greg Bricca 45Surgical Excision for Skin Cancer - Daihung Do & Gary S Rogers 46Lymph Node Surgery in Skin Cancer - Douglas R Reintgen, James Jakub & Solange Pendas 47Reconstructive Surgery for Skin Cancer - Shan Baker 48Radiotherapy for Skin Cancer - Jay S Cooper 49Vaccine Therapy for melanoma - Jean-Claude Bystryn 50Topical Chemotherapy - Roger I Ceilley 51Skin Cancer in the Transplant Patient - John A Carucci 52Adjuvant therapy with interferon - Stergios Moschos & John Kirkwood 53 Treatment of disseminated skin cancer - Andrew Pippas & Douglas R Reintgen Part Seven: Other Aspects of Skin Cancer 54Skin cancer effects of tanning salons - James M Spencer 55Photographic documentation in skin cancer - William Slue 56Medical Legal Aspects of Skin Cancer Patients - Abel Torres

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.10.2004
• Zusatzinfo: 1100 ills.
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Gewicht: 2415 g
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Dermatologie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Onkologie
• ISBN-10: 0-7216-0544-3 / 0721605443
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7216-0544-9 / 9780721605449
• Zustand: Neuware