Pathology of Melanocytic Nevi and Malignant Melanoma

by Barnhill, Raymond L.; Piepkorn, Michael; Busam, Klaus J., M.D.; Barnhill, Raymond L.; Busam, Klaus J., M.D.

• ISBN13: 9780387403267
• ISBN10: 0387403264
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-01-01
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

Highly acclaimed and considered the leading reference in the field, Pathology of Melanocytic Nevi and Malignant Melanoma has now been fully revised and updated to accomodate rapid advances in the field of melanoma pathology. Drs. Michael Piepkorn and Klaus Busam have now joined Dr. Barnhill, world-renowned expert in dermatology and pathology, to expand the text with new sections on the genetics and cytogenetics of melanoma, sentinal lymph node biopsy, the new AJCC TNM staging system for melanoma, the mechanisms of melanoma metastasis. The successful focus and format of the first edition have been preserved. Each lesion and diagnosis is clearly illustrated, now with more than 340 new, digitally enhanced full-color photomicrographs and over 125 tables. A corresponding precis, or concise description of the clinical features, histopathology, differential diagnosis, and outstanding characteristics of each lesion provides readers with a quick yet comprehensive overview of each topic covered. With the inclusion of recent advances in cancer research and new techniques, the second edition of Pathology of Melanocytic Nevi and Malignant Melanoma is the essential reference for every practicing dermatopathologist, pathologist, dermatologist, and cancer research scientist today.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Kenneth A. Fleming	v
Preface to the Second Edition	vii
Preface to the First Edition	ix
Chapter 1 Melanocytes	1	(10)
Klaus J. Busara and Raymond L. Barnhill
Chapter 2 Biopsies, Tissue Processing, Immunohistochemistry, and Ancillary Techniques	11	(9)
Klaus J. Busara and Raymond L. Barnhill
Chapter 3 Genetic and Molecular Pathology of Melanoma	20	(17)
Michael Piepkom
Chapter 4 Circumscribed Pigmented Lesions Composed of Basilar Melanocytes	37	(14)
Raymond L. Barnhill
Chapter 5 Common Acquired and Atypical (Dysplastic) Melanocytic Nevi	51	(60)
Michael Piepkom and Raymond L. Barnhill
Chapter 6 Congenital Melanocytic Nevi and Associated Neoplasms, Congenital and Childhood Melanoma	111	(37)
Raymond L. Barnhill
Chapter 7 Spitz Nevus and Variants	148	(51)
Raymond L. Barnhill and Klaus J. Busara
Chapter 8 Dermal Melanocytoses, Blue Nevi, and Related Conditions	199	(24)
Klaus J. Busara and Raymond L. Barnhill
Chapter 9 Melanocytic Nevi with Phenotypic Heterogeneity	223	(15)
Raymond L. Barnhill
Chapter 10 Malignant Melanoma	238	(119)
Raymond L. Barnhill
Chapter 11 Metastatic Malignant Melanoma	357	(15)
Klaus J. Busara and Raymond L. Barnhill
Chapter 12 Prognostic Factors in Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma	372	(23)
Michael Piepkom and Raymond L. Barnhill
Index	395