Skin Cancer Management (2nd Ed., 2nd ed. 2021)
A Practical Approach

Coordinator: MacFarlane Deborah F.

Language: English

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Skin Cancer Management
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376 p. · 17.8x25.4 cm · Hardback

The incidence of skin cancer continues to rise, as do the challenges physicians face in treating the growing population of skin cancer patients. Skin Cancer Management: A Practical Approach, 2nd edition addresses the spectrum of skin cancers from the precancerous to the inoperable. In this revised and updated  edition, a wide selection of medical treatments and surgical procedures are described in detail and supplemented with an abundance of full-color figures. Numerous case studies help to illustrate the various techniques. 


Contents
1 Biopsy Techniques and Interpretation 
2 Topical Therapies for Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers
3 Chemical Peels for Precancerous Skin Lesions 
4 Photodynamic Therapy 
5 Intralesional and Perilesional Treatment of Skin Cancers
6 Electrodesiccation and Curettage 
7 Cryosurgery 
8 Optimizing Surgical Outcomes
9 Anesthesia 
10 Excision Techniques, Staples, and Sutures
11 Mohs Surgery
12 Cutaneous Flaps
13 Techniques in Skin Grafting
14 Nail Surgery and Malignant Tumors of the Nail Unit
15 Practical Management of Melanoma
16 Skin Cancer in Skin of Color
17 Management of Skin Cancers in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients
18 Imaging of Head and Neck Skin Cancer
19 Radiation Oncology in Skin Cancer Treatment
20 When to Refer Out
21 Chemoprevention of Skin Cancer
22 Immunotherapy for non-melanoma skin cancers

Deborah F. MacFarlane, MD, MPH   

Professor

Departments of Dermatology and Head and Neck Surgery

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, TX, USA


Authorship by leading experts in the field

One-of-a-kind chapters on radiologic imaging of head and neck skin cancer, management of skin cancer in skin of color, and intralesional and perilesional treatment of skin cancers

Discussion of potential complications and their management

Boxed insets that emphasize important clinical facts