| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Consultant pathology ; v. 1 |
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Consultant pathology series ; v. 1.
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| Contents |
Acquired melanocytic nevi -- Congenital nevi and tumefactions in them -- Spindle and/or epithelioid cell nevi/tumors -- Deep penetrating nevi -- Blue nevi (BN) and variants : cellular blue nevus (CBN), atypical CBN (ACBN), and malignant blue nevus (MBN) -- Combined nevi -- Pigmented epithelioid melanocytoma -- Tumorigenic melanomas of WHO classification categories -- Nevoid melanoma -- Desmoplastic and neurotropic melanoma -- Metastatic melanoma : epidermotropic, regressed, nevoid -- Nonmelanocytic melanoma simulants |
| Summary |
Tumorigenic Melanocytic Proliferations. The key role of histopathology in analysis of a melanocytic tumor is the recognition or exclusion of a malignant melanoma. The analysis of typical features leads to a correct diagnosis in the majority of cases. However, there are cases that are problematic, because of conflicting or insufficient criteria, in which a confident diagnosis is difficult. These difficult lesions account for a large proportion of the diagnostic errors and lawsuits in cutaneous pathology. There is another group of cases in which the diagnosis of malignancy remains uncertain-thes |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Melanoma -- Case studies
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Mole (Dermatology) -- Case studies
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Diagnosis, Differential.
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Melanoma -- diagnosis
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Melanoma -- pathology
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Nevus, Pigmented -- diagnosis
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Nevus, Pigmented -- pathology
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Cancer.
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MEDICAL -- Oncology.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
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MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Diseases.
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MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Melanoma
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Mole (Dermatology)
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies
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Case studies.
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Études de cas.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781935281733 |
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1935281739 |
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