Constituting a large percentage of everyday diagnostic practice, melanocytic pathology is a complex and challenging area with many difficult-to-diagnose lesions. This highly illustrated reference, written by three of the world’s leading dermatopathologists, provides authoritative guidance in the accurate diagnosis of even the most challenging pigmented skin tumors, helping you avoid pitfalls and recognize mimics.

• Covers nearly every variant of melanocytic tumors you’re likely to see.
• Emphasizes how to arrive at an efficient, accurate diagnosis, and includes dermoscopic findings for optimal diagnostic precision.
• Discusses modern analytic techniques (cytogenetics, molecular studies) and how to use them for diagnosis.
• Includes numerous case examples to illustrate the differential diagnoses and work-up; how to use ancillary techniques, along with their pros, cons, and limitations; and clinical follow-up.
• Presents the knowledge and experience of Klaus Busam, Pedram Gerami, and Richard Scolyer, – three dermatopathologists who are globally renowned for their expertise in melanoma pathology and analysis of melanocytic tumors by modern ancillary diagnostic techniques.

About the Author

Dr. Klaus Busam is a Professor of Pathology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and the Director of the combined Memorial Sloan Kettering/Cornell Dermatopathology Training Program. His training is from the Brigham & Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School combined program. His interests include the utilization of clinical, histological and molecular diagnostic methods to optimize diagnostic accuracy and best predict the behavior of melanocytic neoplasms. As a dermatopathologist, he is recognized as an international expert in the diagnosis of melanoma and is sent many second opinion cases both from within and outside of the United States. As a researcher he is focused on developing molecular based methods to improve the diagnosis and prognostication of melanocytic neoplasms. He has authored over 250 peer reviewed journal articles and numerous textbooks in dermatopathology.

Contents

۱. Melanotic Macules
۲. Acquired Melanocytic Nevi
۳. Congenital Melanocytic Nevi
۴. Spitz Nevi
۵. Blue Nevi and Dermal Melanocytosis
۶. Deep Penetrating Nevi
۷. Nevi of Special Cutaneous Sites
۸. Traumatized and Recurrent Melanocytic Nevi, and Nevi Changing under Treatment
۹. Combined Melanocytic Nevi
۱۰. Pigmented Epithelioid Melanocytoma
۱۱. Histopathologic Fiagnosis of Melanoma
۱۲. Lentigo Maligna Melanoma
۱۳. Superficial Spreading Melanoma
۱۴. Acral and Subungual Melanoma
۱۵. Nodular Melanoma
۱۶. Desmoplastic Melanoma
۱۷. Nevoid Melanoma
۱۸. Spitzoid Melanoma
۱۹. Melanoma Arising in Association with or Simulating a Blue Nevus
۲۰. Uncommon Variants of Melanoma
۲۱. Pediatric Melanoma
۲۲. Conjunctival Melanocytic Proliferations
۲۳. Melanocytic Proliferations of the Uveal Tract
۲۴. Mucosal Melanocytic Tumors
۲۵. Primary Melanocytic Neoplasms of the Central Nervous System and Melanotic Schwannoma
۲۶. Melanocytic nevi in Lymph Nodes
۲۷. Metastatic Melanoma
۲۸. Dermoscopy for Dermatopathologists
۲۹. Immunohistochemistry for the Diagnosis of Melanocytic Proliferations
۳۰. Molecular Techniques
۳۱. Clinical, Dermoscopic, Pathologic and Molecular Correlations
۳۲. Prognosis, Staging, and Reporting of Melanoma
۳۳. Margin Assessment of Cutaneous Melanoma