Rare Malignant Skin Tumors
This book provides practitioners with a single volume that reviews the clinical and pathologic features of rarely encountered cutaneous neoplasms. The text includes an in-depth discussion of the clinical findings, as well as the histologic and immunologic
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Rare Malignant Skin Tumors
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Rare Malignant Skin Tumors
Franco Rongioletti Irina Margaritescu • Bruce R. Smoller Editors
Rare Malignant Skin Tumors With the contributions of Werner Kempf
Editors Franco Rongioletti Section of Dermatology Department of Health Sciences and Division of Pathology University of Genova Genova, Italy
Irina Margaritescu Anatomic Pathology Laboratory “Oncoteam Diagnostic” Monza Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
Bruce R. Smoller Department of Pathology University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry Rochester, USA
ISBN 978-1-4939-2022-8 ISBN 978-1-4939-2023-5 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4939-2023-5 Springer New York Heidelberg Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2014955688 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Foreword
Fostered by immunohistochemical and molecular techniques, over the past decade there have been tremendous advancements in the fields of pathology in general and of dermatopathology in particular. Against a background of specific and highly advanced therapeutic modalities, including targeted therapy, the precise histopathological diagnosis of malignant tumors is paramount for the patient’s prognosis, well-being, and the general qualit
