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Dermoscopy: The Essentials presents the practical guidance you need to master this highly effective, more economical, and less invasive alternative to biopsy. Drs. Peter Soyer, Giuseppe Argenziano, Rainer Hofmann-Wellenhof, and Iris Zalaudek explain all aspects of performing dermoscopy and interpreting results. With approximately 30% new clinical and dermoscopic images, valuable pearls and checklists, and online access to the fully searchable and downloadable text, you’ll have everything you need to diagnose earlier and more accurately. Avoid diagnostic pitfalls through pearls that explain how to accurately use dermoscopy and highlight common mistakes.

Master all aspects of performing dermoscopy and interpreting the results with easy-to-use "traffic light" systems and checklists for quick and effective learning.

Gain a better visual understanding with approximately 30% new clinical and dermoscopic images that depict the appearance of benign and malignant lesions and feature arrows and labels to highlight important manifestations.

Get better diagnostic results for less by learning how to successfully perform dermoscopy with this portable, to-the-point resource. Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.

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ISBN13:9780702068829
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Paperback

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<p>Chapter 1 - Introduction: The 3-point checklist: The short, easy way to avoid missing a melanoma using dermoscopy</p> <p>Technique</p> <p>The 3-point checklist</p> <p>Triage of suspicious pigmented skin lesions</p> <p>Chapter 2 - Pattern analysis: Dermoscopic criteria for specific diagnoses</p> <p>Four global dermoscopic patterns for melanocytic nevi</p> <p>Diagnosis of melanoma using five melanoma-specific criteria</p> <p>Diagnosis of facial melanoma using four site-specific melanoma-specific criteria</p> <p>Four patterns for acral melanocytic lesions</p> <p>Six criteria for diagnosing non-melanocytic lesions</p> <p>Chapter 3 - Common clinical scenarios: Side-by-side comparisons of similar-appearing lesions that are benign or malignant</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Pediatric scenario</p> <p>Black lesions</p> <p>Inkspot lentigo</p> <p>Blue lesions</p> <p>Reticular lesions</p> <p>Spitzoid lesions</p> <p>Special nevi</p> <p>Multiple Clark (dysplastic) nevi</p> <p>Follow-up of melanocytic lesions</p> <p>Lesions with regression</p> <p>Flat lesions on the face</p> <p>Nodular lesions on the face</p> <p>Acral lesions</p> <p>Pigmented lesions of the nails</p> <p>Mucosal lesions</p> <p>Differential diagnostic value of blood vessels</p> <p>Amelanotic and partially pigmented melanoma</p> <p>Dermoscopy tests</p> <p>Further reading</p><br>
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