Dermatoscopy of Non-Pigmented Skin Tumors

 

Although many skin lesions are pigmented, Dermatoscopy of Non-pigmented Skin Tumors: Pink - Think - Blink addresses non-pigmented lesions, which may be more difficult to diagnose. It discusses dermatoscopy not only as a reliable tool for diagnosis, but also for the monitoring of treatment outcomes following topical therapy.

The clinical diagnosis of non-pigmented skin lesions is one of the most challenging in the daily routine. To arrive at a correct diagnosis or at least an adequate management plan the clinician needs to collect many pieces of information and put them together like a puzzle. Illustrated with nearly 200 color clinical and dermatoscopic photographs, this book is an invaluable guide for clinicians striving to solve the diagnostic puzzle and correctly identify non-pigmented lesions. "

 

Table of Contents:

 

SECTION I TECHNICAL ASPECTS

1 Physics of polarized and nonpolarized dermoscopy and digital photography

Key features

Key management

References

2 Instrument-dependent criteria

Key points

Key feature

Key management

References

3 Metaphoric and descriptive language in dermoscopy: Lessons from the cognitive sciences

Introduction: Metaphors in dermatology and dermoscopy

Descriptive terminology in dermoscopy

Schematic illustration

Visual metaphors

Synthesis: Seeking a clear, effective terminology in dermoscopy

Key features

Key management

References

4 How to perform dermoscopy of non-pigmented skin lesions

Key features

Key management

Flowchart for diagnostic procedure

Key feature

Key management

SECTION II DERMATOSCOPY OF NON-PIGMENTED LESIONS

5 How to assess a given non-pigmented lesion

Key features

Key management

References

6 Clinical assessment

Key features

Key management

7 Vascular morphologies

Key features

Key management

References

8 Vascular arrangements

Key features

Key management

Reference

9 Specific patterns

Key features

Key management

References

10 Dermatoscopic clues in non-pigmented lesions

Summary and key features

Introduction

Deciding whether a lesion is raised

White clues

White lines

Surface keratin, dermatoscopic white circles, and structureless areas in raised lesions

Other “non-vessel” clues to diagnosis

Vessel pattern analysis

Benign vascular patterns

Polymorphous vessels including a pattern of dots

Other vessel patterns

Flat lesions

Raised lesions

Combination of vessel clues with other non-vessel clues

References

11 The influence of tumor thickness on the vascular morphologies

Key features

Key management

References

SECTION III SPECIFIC DERMATOSCOPIC PATTERNS AND THEIR DIAGNOSTIC SIGNIFICANCE

12 Intradermal nevi (including Unna and Miescher types)

Key feature

Key management

Clinical characteristics

Dermoscopic features

Clinical management

References

13 Clark nevi in fair skin types

Key features

Key management

References

14 Spitz nevi

Key features

Key management

Introduction

Dermoscopy

References

15 Atypical Spitzoid neoplasms (atypical Spitz nevi, atypical Spitz tumors, Spitzoid melanoma): A clinicopathological update

Key features

Key management

References

16 Nevi in patients with Bap1 germ line mutation, red-hair polymorphism, and albinism

Key features

Key management

References

17 Amelanotic melanoma

Key features

Key management

Early amelanotic melanoma

Intermediate thickness amelanotic melanoma

Thick melanoma

References

18 Hypomelanotic melanoma

Key feature

Key management

References

19 Cutaneous melanoma metastases

Key features

Key management

References

20 Sebaceous hyperplasia

Short explanatory text

Key features

Key management

References

21 Seborrheic keratosis

Seborrheic keratosis

Summary

Clear cell acanthoma

Summary

Large cell acanthoma

References

22 Dermatofibromas

Key features

Key management

References

23 Angioma, pyogenic granuloma, angiokeratoma

Introduction

Cherry angioma

Pyogenic granuloma

Angiokeratoma

References

24 Benign adnexal lesions

Key features

Key management

Sebaceous lesions

Follicular lesions

Eccrine and apocrine lesions

References

25 Basal cell carcinoma

Key points

Introduction

Nodular basal cell carcinoma (nBCC)

Dermoscopic features

Superficial basal cell carcinoma (sBCC)

Dermoscopic features

Infiltrative basal cell carcinoma (iBCC)

Dermoscopic features

Fibroepithelial BCC

Dermoscopic features

Infundibulocystic BCC

Dermoscopic features

Basosquamous carcinoma

Dermoscopic features

Conclusion

References

26 Keratinocyte skin cancer

Introduction

Actinic keratosis

Bowen’s disease

Squamous cell carcinoma

References

27 Dermoscopy of cutaneous neuroendocrine (“Merkel cell”) carcinoma

Key features

Key management

Dermoscopy

Management

References

28 Malignant vascular, adnexal, and fibrous tissue tumors

Key feature

Key management

Malignant vascular tumors

Kaposi sarcoma (KS)

Angiosarcoma (AS)

Malignant tumors of the fibrous tissue

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP)

Atypical fibroxanthoma (AFX) and malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH)

Malignant adnexal tumors

Sebaceous carcinoma

Trichilemmal carcinoma

Porocarcinoma

References

29 Clues for the differential diagnosis of inflammatory lesions from tumoral lesions

Key features

Discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) versus actinic keratosis

Psoriasis versus superficial basal cell carcinoma (sBCC) and Bowen’s disease (BD)

Dermatitis versus mycosis fungoides (MF)

References

30 Dermoscopy for assessing surgical margins

Key feature

Key management

References

31 Dermoscopy in the treatment decision (surgical vs. topical)

Key features

Key management

References

32 Dermoscopy for treatment monitoring (recurrence vs. clearance)

Dermoscopic monitoring of medical treatments for nonmelanoma skin cancers

Key features

Key management

References

33 Diagnostic clues and management rules

Clues for diagnosing tumors showing dotted/coiled vessels

Clues for the management of nodular pink lesions

Clues for the differential diagnosis of flat non-pigmented tumors

Always obtain a histopathological diagnosis of a clinically and dermoscopically suspected diagnosis of pyogenic granuloma

Lesions with a polymorphous vascular pattern should always be considered suspicious and submitted for histopathological examination

If pigment is present, look at it first before assessing the vascular pattern

Clues to recognize melanoma mimicking nodular basal cell carcinoma

34 Confocal microscopy in the diagnosis and management of non-pigmented skin tumors (which, when, and when not)

Key features

Key management

Introduction

Best indications

Limitations

Conclusions

References

 

An aparitie	28 Aug 2015
Autor	Iris Zalaudek, Giuseppe Argenziano, Jason Giacomel
Dimensiuni	184 x 261 x 15 mm
Editura	CRC Press
Format	Hardcover
ISBN	9781482237528
Limba	Engleza
Nr pag	158