Color Atlas of Melanocytic Lesions of the Skin (eBook)

Foreword 6
Preface 7
Contents 8
List of Contributors 10
The Morphologic Dimension in the Diagnosis of Melanocytic Skin Lesions 16
Clinical Examination of Melanocytic Neoplasms Including ABCDE Criteria 18
Dermoscopic Examination 22
Melanoma: the Morphological Dimension 38
Laser- Scanning Confocal Microscopy 54
Automatic Diagnosis 62
Multispectral Image Analysis 67
Teledermatology 72
The Life of Melanocytic Nevi 76
Acral Nevus 81
Agminated Nevus 90
Blue Nevus 93
Atypical ( Dysplastic) Nevus 102
Combined Nevus 112
Common Nevus 117
Congenital Melanocytic Nevi 121
Melanocytic Nevi on the Genitalia and Melanocytic Nevi on Other Special Locations 134
Halo Nevus 139
Irritated Nevus and Meyerson’s Nevus 144
Melanocytic Lesions in Darker Racial Ethnic Groups 150
Miescher Nevus 154
Nevi with Particular Pigmentation: Black, Pink, and White Nevus 157
Recurrent Nevus 162
Spitz Nevus and Its Variants 166
Syndromes Involving Melanocytic Lesions 179
Nail Apparatus Nevus ( Subungual Nevus, Nail Matrix Nevus) 188
Unna Nevus 196
Epidemiology of Melanoma 200
Acral Melanoma 211
Amelanotic Melanoma 219
Early Evolution of Melanoma ( Small- Diameter Melanoma) 228
False- Negative Melanomas 236
Genital Melanoma 244
Melanoma of the Face 248
Melanoma of the Trunk and Limbs Including Superficial and Nodular Melanoma 252
Cutaneous Metastatic Melanoma 275
Scalp Melanoma 280
Nail Apparatus Melanoma ( Subungual Melanoma, Nail Matrix Melanoma) 285
Pigmented Basal Cell Carcinoma 294
Dermatofibroma 301
Lentigines Including Lentigo Simplex, Reticulated Lentigo and Actinic Lentigo 305
Squamous Cell Carcinoma Including Actinic Keratosis, Bowen’s Disease, Keratoacanthoma, and Its Pigmented Variants 310
Vascular Lesions 318
Seborrheic Keratosis Including Lichen Planus- like Keratosis 328
Subject Index 344