Dermatoscopy and Skin Cancer: A handbook for hunters of skin cancer and melanoma

Dermatoscopy and Skin Cancer serves as a practical handbook for dermatologists, dermatoscopists, and primary care physicians, guiding them in distinguishing benign from malignant skin lesions. The book emphasizes early, accurate diagnosis to reduce unnecessary biopsies while facilitating timely treatment of skin cancers.

Key Features

• Two core diagnostic algorithms: Chaos and Clues and Pigment without Prediction for structured assessment
• Detailed coverage of skin microanatomy, specimen processing, and histopathology
• Standardized dermatoscopic terminology to clearly identify and describe structures and patterns
• Practical approaches to skin examination and photodocumentation
• Revised pattern analysis as an additional diagnostic framework
• Dermatoscopic features of both common and clinically significant lesions
• Over 450 high-quality clinical and dermatoscopic images illustrating diagnostic principles
• Algorithmic, step-by-step methodology successfully taught to thousands of clinicians worldwide

Product Details

• Publisher: Scion Publishing Ltd.; 1 edition (June 15, 2019)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1911510339
• ISBN-13: 978-1911510338