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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. Avoid diagnostic pitfalls through pearls that explain how to accurately use dermoscopy and highlight common mistakes. Master all aspects of performing dermoscopy and interpreting the results with easy-to-use ""traffic light"" systems and checklists for quick and effective learning. Gain a better visual understanding with approximately 30% new clinical and dermoscopic images that depict the appearance of benign and malignant lesions and feature arrows and labels to highlight important manifestations. Get better diagnostic results for less by learning how to successfully perform dermoscopy with this portable, to-the-point resource. Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

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Author:   H. Peter Soyer (Professor and Chair, Dermatology Research Centre, The University of Queensland, School of Medicine, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia) ,  Giuseppe Argenziano (Professor & Head, Dermatology Unit, University of Campania, Naples, Italy) ,  Rainer Hofmann-Wellenhof (Professor of Dermatology, Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria) ,  Iris Zalaudek (Chair/Director, Department of Dermatology and Venereology, University of Trieste and Public Hospital Giuliano Isontino, Italy)
Publisher:   Elsevier Health Sciences
Imprint:   Elsevier Health Sciences
Edition:   3rd edition
Weight:   0.500kg
ISBN:  

9780702068829

ISBN 10:   0702068829
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   13 March 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9780443378386
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

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

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This book presents hundreds of dermatoscopic color images of melanoma, nevi, and non-melanoma skin cancers. The objective is to teach readers how to recognize a skin malignancy by training the eye to scan for the major pertinent criteria. This is an essential skill for all dermatologists to master. -Patricia Wong, MD (Private Practice) Doody's Review Service

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Dr. Argenziano's main research field is the clinical diagnosis of melanoma and, particularly, the development of more accurate methods for the early recognition of melanoma. He is author of numerous scientific articles concerning dermoscopy for the diagnosis of pigmented skin lesions and early recognition of melanoma. He is also author of 3 books on the subject (two published by Elsevier, one by Springer). Dr. Argenziano is Secretary of the International Dermoscopy Society and is the Congress Secretary of the First Congress of the International Dermoscopy Society in Naples in April 2006 (www.dermoscopy-ids.org/). His research on melanoma is very well regarded in the field. Because he is both a researcher and clinician, most of his research is very translational and has worldwide adoption. Dr. Argenziano is also among the top 20 researchers by publications in melanoma as indexed by SciVal.

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