Practical Manual for Dermatologic and Surgical Melanoma Management
This book provides a practically applicable resource for all clinicians managing patients with or who may develop melanoma. Each chapter focuses on clinically relevant information on the latest advances in the field, including techniques for early d
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Practical Manual for Dermatologic and Surgical Melanoma Management
Delphine J. Lee • Mark B. Faries Editors
Practical Manual for Dermatologic and Surgical Melanoma Management
Editors Delphine J. Lee Division of Dermatology Department of Medicine Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Torrance, CA USA
Mark B. Faries Cedars-Sinai Medical Center The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute Los Angeles, CA USA
Department of Medicine The Lundquist Institute Torrance, CA USA David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Los Angeles, CA USA
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Contents
1 Can We End Melanoma As We Know It? The Role of Early Detection in Defeating Deadly Skin Cancer ���������� 1 Elizabeth G. Berry, Olivia M. Lucero, and Sancy A. Leachman 2 Melanoma Risk Factors and Prevention������������������������������������������������ 15 Alison S. Kang and Delphine J. Lee 3 The Laboratory Evaluation of Melanoma�������������������������������������������� 29 Jenna J. Lullo and Paul K. Shitabata 4 Melanoma Epidemiology, Staging and Prognostic Factors������������������ 61 Mohammed Almashali, Robert Ellis, and Gyorgy Paragh 5 Imaging in Melanoma������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 83 Roger F. Uren, David Chung, and Kevin London 6 Primary Melanoma Treatment �������������������������������������������������������������� 111 Reed I. Ayabe and Junko Ozao-Choy 7 Regional Nodal Staging: Clinically Node Negative������������������������������ 125 Yun Song, Adrienne N. Bruce, Andrew D. Tienib
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