The Melanoma Handbook (PDF)

The Melanoma Handbook (PDF)

by Stephan P. Ariyan , M.D. , MBA and Harriet Kluger, M.D .

Anyone who treats patients with melanoma in any of its many forms local , advanced or metastatic will find The Melanoma Handbook to be a succinct and thorough resource .

The pathology, management, and therapy of all melanoma presentations are covered in-depth chapters with numerous images , along with crucial clinical knowledge on staging and workup concerns . The text places equal emphasis on general therapy recommendations and more specific applications for patient groups with distinct clinical presentations , metastases, or other treatment-related problems .

Tables compiled throughout the manual provide useful information on categorization and staging , survival statistics , FDA-approved treatment plans, and toxicity risk . In contrast to many oncology or dermatology textbooks , this reference offers a focused assessment of tried-and-true and cutting-edge therapeutic options for all phases of malignancy .

The Melanoma Handbook is crucial for oncologists, dermatologists and surgeons who need a searchable , quick-review reference while dealing with a difficult melanoma case in their practice as well as trainees confronting this rapidly evolving disease for the first time .

PRIMARY FEATURES

provides screening guidelines for the early detection of both primary and secondary melanomas . summarizes the 8th Edition AJCC staging criteria . includes information on sentinel lymph node biopsies , lymph node metastases and distant organ metastases as well as the surgical management of lentigo melanoma , invasive melanoma , mucosal melanoma , acral lentiginous melanoma . explains how to use injection , perfusion and infusion procedures in difficult-to-treat locations .

See Also : Melanoma, An Issue of Surgical Clinics (Volume 100-1) (The Clinics: Surgery, Volume 100-1) (Original PDF from Publisher)

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