Cutaneous Lymphomas Unusual Cases 2

This book describes unusual cases of cutaneous lymphomas and is of special interest for clinicians and pathologists dealing with the vexing subject of cutaneous lymphoma. In addition to the case description, it gives the clinical, histological, and in mos

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Cutaneous Lymphomas: Unusual Cases 2

G. Burg W. Kempf (Eds.)

Cutaneous Lymphomas Unusual Cases 2 Co-Editors

S. Michaelis and J. Feit Technical Assistance

B. Fruet and Ph. Colling

with 236 Colour Figures

Gçnter Burg, MD Professor of Dermatology and Venerology Department of Dermatology University Hospital of Zçrich Gloriastrasse 31 8091 Zçrich, Switzerland Werner Kempf, MD Department of Dermatology University Hospital of Zçrich Gloriastrasse 31 8091 Zçrich, Switzerland

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Preface

The elaboration of the WHO/EORTC-Classification for cutaneous lymphomas (G. Burg, E.S. Jaffe, W. Kempf et al. in Pathology & Genetics of Skin Tumours, World Health Organisation Classification of Tumours. E. LeBoit, G. Burg, D. Weedon, A. Sarasin (Eds.). IARC Press Lyon, 2006. ISBN 9283224140) is a milestone in the long lasting process of finding a consensus in the nomenclature for nodal and cutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders. Despite the widespread acceptance of the WHO/EORTC-Classification, there are still cases which do not fit into the framework and thus offer even greater diagnostic challenges. This book, like the first volume on unusual cases of cutaneous lymphomas, again presents a number of such fasc