High-Risk Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Practical Guide for Patient Management
Author:   Chrysalyne D. Schmults
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016
ISBN:  

9783662568910


Pages:   255
Publication Date:   27 May 2018
Format:   Paperback
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This book is a cutting-edge resource that provides clinicians with the up-to-date practical knowledge required in order to manage SCC patients optimally. It summarizes newly available information relating to the definition of high-risk SCC, its pathophysiologic underpinnings, and its management. New prognostic information and staging systems are summarized that enable high-risk tumors to be defined more precisely than ever before. Many helpful tips are provided on the practical management of challenging cases, including multiple tumors/field cancerization, high-risk tumors, nodal metastases, and unresectable disease. The authors are all acknowledged experts in the emerging field of high-risk and advanced SCC.​

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Author:   Chrysalyne D. Schmults
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2016
Weight:   0.559kg
ISBN:  

9783662568910


ISBN 10:   3662568918
Pages:   255
Publication Date:   27 May 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction.- 2. DEFINING THE PROBLEM OF HIGH-RISK SCC: Epidemiology and Outcomes of SCC/Scope of The Problem.- 3. The Evidence For Clinical and Histologic Risk Predictors.- 4. Tumor Staging Systems and Prognostic Stratification.- 5. THE SCIENCE OF SCC: Molecular/Genetic Underpinnings of Tumorormation/Progression/Metastasis/Immunosurveillance.- 6. MANAGEMENT: Management of Patients With Multiple Sccs/Field Cancerization.- 7. Management of High-Risk Primary Tumors.- 8. Management of Extensive Local Recurrence/In-Transit Metastasis.- 9. Management of Nodal Metastases.- 10. Management of Widely Metastatic and Unresectable Disease.

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This book explores the immune and epigenetic mechanisms responsible for the development of squamous cell carcinoma. ... The audience is dermatologists and oncologists. ... When faced with a patient with a high-risk squamous cell carcinoma, this is the reference to turn to for the most up-to-date, multidisciplinary approach. (Patricia Wong, Doody's Book Reviews, August, 2016)


“This book explores the immune and epigenetic mechanisms responsible for the development of squamous cell carcinoma. … The audience is dermatologists and oncologists. … When faced with a patient with a high-risk squamous cell carcinoma, this is the reference to turn to for the most up-to-date, multidisciplinary approach.” (Patricia Wong, Doody’s Book Reviews, August, 2016)


Author Information

Chrysalyne Schmults, MD, MSCE Director, Mohs & Dermatologic Surgery Center Brigham & Women’s Hospital Department of Dermatology 1153 Centre St., Suite 4349 Jamaica Plain, MA 02130, USA

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