- Covers a wide range of neoplastic and non-neoplastic disorders of the skin, with detailed discussions of metabolic, systemic, allergic, infectious, and inflammatory skin diseases and cutaneous neoplasms.
- Offers a superb overview of key diagnoses in dermatopathology using a full-color format with integrated images that facilitate quick and easy retrieval of key facts.
- Presents each pathologic entity's gross and microscopic features, prognostic and therapeutic considerations, ancillary studies, and differential diagnoses.
- Includes up-to-date information on IHC staining techniques, molecular genetic techniques and diagnostic tests, ancillary tools, and dermatologic disorders in an easy-to-use format that’s perfect for exam prep and clinical application.
- Features more than 1,000 color histopathologic and clinical images that demonstrate key features of pathologic lesions, helping readers recognize the huge variety of appearances that cutaneous biopsy samples can present.
- An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date.
Table of Contents
Section 1: Histology of the Skin
Section 2: Non-Neoplastic Disorders
Chapter 1: Inflammatory Disease of the Dermis and Epidermis
Chapter 2: Panniculitis
Chapter 3: Infectious Diseases of the Skin
Chapter 4: Cutaneous Vasculitis
Chapter 5: Blistering Skin Diseases
Chapter 6: Mucinoses, Deposition Disorders, and Connective Tissue Alterations
Chapter 7: Non-neoplastic Disorders of Pigmentation
Chapter 8: Non-Neoplastic Disorders of Hair
Chapter 9: Cysts and Sinuses
Section 3: Tumors and Psuedotumors of the Skin and Subcutis
Chapter 10: Tumors of the Epidermis
Chapter 11: Adnexal Tumors
Chapter 12: Melanocytic Proliferations
Chapter 13: Soft Tissue Tumors and Tumor-like Reactions
Chapter 14: Hematopoietic Neoplasms
Chapter 15: Histiocytic Proliferative Disorders
Chapter 16: Cutaneous Neuroendocrine (Merkel Cell) Carcinoma
Chapter 17: Metastatic Tumors Involving the Skin
Section 4: Pathology of Special Sites
Chapter 18: Neoplastic and Non-Neoplastic Disorders of the Nail Apparatus
Chapter 19: Neoplastic and Non-Neoplastic Disorders of the Conjunctiva and Eyelid
Section 5: Frozen Sections and Pathologic Evaluations of Sections from Mohs Surgery