Lentigo Maligna Melanoma : Challenges in Diagnosis and Management

This book provides a comprehensive approach to the diagnosis and management of melanoma of the lentigo maligna subtype, specifically. Authors from multiple fields provide educational information along with importantly relevant, practical, and insightful details to improve the understanding and manag...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors Nehal, Kishwer S. (Editor), Busam, Klaus J. (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
Subjects
Medicine.
Dermatology.
Primary care (Medicine).
Plastic surgery.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783319437873
DOI10.1007/978-3-319-43787-3
Physical DescriptionXIII, 226 p. 104 illus., 96 illus. in color. online resource.

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Natural history and epidemiology
  • Clinical diagnosis/diagnostic tools
  • Use of dermoscopy
  • Histologic diagnosis and pitfalls
  • Surgical approach with staged excision
  • Role of Mohs surgery
  • Histologic evaluation of surgical margins
  • Sentinel lymph node biopsy in the head and neck region
  • Reconstructive approaches
  • Nonsurgical treatments
  • Role of radiation
  • Emerging novel noninvasive imaging
  • Follow-up and recurrence.

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