Main description:

The editor of Skin Cancer Management: A Practical Approach, Dr. Deborah MacFarlane, gathers experts in selected techniques related to the assessment and management of skin cancer and has them critically review the existing literature in light of their considerable experience delivering care. The authors make recommendations for the best way to perform procedures. The tables provided in each chapter then become a manual of how to perform these procedures, and may in time be adopted by the wider universe of dermatologists as the standard of performance. The detailed descriptions of technique and treatment pearls lead the novice through the sequence of events in a way that instills confidence in their ability to safely perform the procedure. An example of the painstaking expla- tions is found in Chapter 5, Intralesional and Perilesional Treatment of Skin Cancers. The reader is advised to place eye protection on the patient and those performing the injection of methotrexate into a keratoacanthoma with a central crust. Rest assured that there will be a spray or stream of methotrexate emitted from the crusted area. Having eye protection will prevent methotrexate from accidentally getting into someone’s eye. Since we all learn to assimilate new information by taking action on the recommendations that we read, it would be a good idea for the physician to create, where relevant, a checklist for each procedure in the text. The checklist can be given to the office staff to set up the equipment for the procedure.

Feature:

An essential guide to the treatment and management of skin cancers

Back cover:

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 addresses the spectrum of skin cancers from the precancerous to the inoperable. 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. Additional highlights of the book include:

• discussion of potential complications and their management in each chapter








• 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








• boxed insets that emphasize the most important clinical facts








• authorship by the leading experts in the field.

Skin Cancer Management: A Practical Approach covers the state-of-the art in skin cancer treatment with concision and clarity. This highly informative book is a one-stop resource for the physician looking to make the best possible choices in their daily practice.

Contents:

Biopsy Techniques and Interpretation.- Topical Therapies for Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers.- Chemical Peels for Precancerous Skin Lesions.- Photodynamic Therapy.- Intralesional and Perilesional Treatment of Skin Cancers.- Electrodesiccation and Curettage.- Cryosurgery.- Optimizing Surgical Outcomes.- Anesthesia.- Excision Techniques, Staples, and Sutures.- Mohs Surgery.- Cutaneous Flaps.- Techniques in Skin Grafting.- Nail Surgery and Malignant Tumors of the Nail Unit.- Practical Management of Melanoma.- Skin Cancer in Skin of Color.- Management of Skin Cancers in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients.- Imaging of Head and Neck Skin Cancer.- Radiation Oncology in Skin Cancer Treatment.- When to Refer Out.- Chemoprevention of Skin Cancer.