Main description:

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:

Contents1 Biopsy Techniques and Interpretation 2 Topical Therapies for Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers3 Chemical Peels for Precancerous Skin Lesions 4 Photodynamic Therapy 5 Intralesional and Perilesional Treatment of Skin Cancers6 Electrodesiccation and Curettage 7 Cryosurgery 8 Optimizing Surgical Outcomes9 Anesthesia 10 Excision Techniques, Staples, and Sutures11 Mohs Surgery12 Cutaneous Flaps13 Techniques in Skin Grafting14 Nail Surgery and Malignant Tumors of the Nail Unit15 Practical Management of Melanoma16 Skin Cancer in Skin of Color17 Management of Skin Cancers in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients18 Imaging of Head and Neck Skin Cancer19 Radiation Oncology in Skin Cancer Treatment20 When to Refer Out21 Chemoprevention of Skin Cancer22 Immunotherapy for non-melanoma skin cancers