Skin Cancer Management: A Practical Approach

ISBN-13: 9783030505929 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 376 str.

Deborah F. MacFarlane

Opis

This practical handbook addresses the full spectrum of skin cancers, from precancerous to inoperable. A wide range of treatments and surgical procedures are analyzed in detail, illustrated with an abundance of full-color figures and case studies.

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Contents

1 Biopsy Techniques and Interpretation 

2 Topical Therapies for Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers

3 Chemical Peels for Precancerous Skin Lesions 

4 Photodynamic Therapy 

5 Intralesional and Perilesional Treatment of Skin Cancers

6 Electrodesiccation and Curettage 

7 Cryosurgery 

8 Optimizing Surgical Outcomes

9 Anesthesia 

10 Excision Techniques, Staples, and Sutures

11 Mohs Surgery

12 Cutaneous Flaps

13 Techniques in Skin Grafting

14 Nail Surgery and Malignant Tumors of the Nail Unit

15 Practical Management of Melanoma

16 Skin Cancer in Skin of Color

17 Management of Skin Cancers in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

18 Imaging of Head and Neck Skin Cancer

19 Radiation Oncology in Skin Cancer Treatment

20 When to Refer Out

21 Chemoprevention of Skin Cancer

22 Immunotherapy for non-melanoma skin cancers

O autorze

Deborah F. MacFarlane, MD, MPH   

Professor

Departments of Dermatology and Head and Neck Surgery

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, TX, USA

Blurb

The incidence of skin cancer continues to rise, as do the challenges physicians face in treating the growing population of skin cancer patients. Skin Cancer Management: A Practical Approach, 2nd edition addresses the spectrum of skin cancers from the precancerous to the inoperable. In this revised and updated  edition, a wide selection of medical treatments and surgical procedures are described in detail and supplemented with an abundance of full-color figures. Numerous case studies help to illustrate the various techniques.