Research Catalog

Title

The melanocytic proliferations : a comprehensive textbook of pigmented lesions / A. Neil Crowson, Cynthia M. Magro, Martin C. Mihm, Jr.

Publication

New York : Wiley-Liss, [2001], ©2001.

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Additional Authors

• Crowson, A. Neil.
• Magro, Cynthia M.
• Mihm, Martin C., Jr., 1934-

Description

xvi, 539 pages : illustrations (some color); 29 cm

Subjects

• Melanocytes > metabolism
• Pigmentation Disorders
• Melanocytes > pathology
• Melanoma > pathology
• Nevus > pathology
• Melanoma > etiology

Note

• Includes index.

Contents

• 1. An Approach to the Clinical Diagnosis of Malignant Melanoma, Its Precursors, and Its Clinical Mimics -- 2. The Freckles and Lentigines -- 3. The Nondysplastic Acquired Nevi: Common Acquired Nevus and Other Benign Acquired Nevi -- 4. The Dermal Dendritic Melanocytic Proliferations/Dermal Melanocytosis -- 5. Spitz Nevus -- 6. Combined Nevus, Deep-Penetrating Nevus, and Plexiform Spindle Cell Nevus -- 7. Recurrent Melanocytic Nevus -- 8. The Congenital Nevus -- 9. The Dysplastic Melanocytic Nevus, De Novo Intraepidermal Epithelioid and Lentiginous Melanocytic Dysplasia, and Nevi at Specific Anatomic Sites -- 10. Malignant Melanoma -- 11. Conjunctival Melanocytic Proliferations -- 12. The Use of Adjunctive Immunoperoxidase, Molecular, and Ultrastructural Studies in the Diagnosis of Melanocytic Proliferations -- 13. The Biology of Malignant Melanoma --
• 14. Approach to the Reporting of Equivocal/Borderline Nevomelanocytic Lesions: The Severely Atypical Dermoepidermal Nevomelanocytic Proliferation as a Transition Step in Lesional Progression to Malignant Melanoma -- 15. The Therapy of Malignant Melanoma -- App. I. The TNM Staging Classification of Malignant Melanoma -- App. II. The Synoptic Report for Primary Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma.

ISBN

0471252719 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN

00049979

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries