This comprehensive illustrated guide gets readers fully up to date on the diagnosis and treatment of skin cancers and benign tumors 

With color illustrations and case studies, Skin Cancer: A Comprehensive Guide begins with an incisive discussion of both normal and aging skin and the incidences and causes of skin cancer. It then describes of every type of skin cancer and important benign tumors, as well as dermatological manifestation of internal malignancy―followed by treatment procedures for various patient populations, including children and pregnant women. The book concludes with in-depth sections on skin cancer patients―covering critical topics like skin cancer vaccines and chemo-prevention of cancer and the economic challenges issues involved in diagnosing and treating skin cancer. 

Skin Cancer: A Comprehensive Guide provides an expert look at all the topics most important to clinicians and students, including the use of lasers and optical coherence tomography in skin cancer diagnosis, Mohs micrographic surgery, Hyper Ig-E and hypereosinophilic syndromes, and confocal laser scanning microscopy. It provides expert coverage of virtually every condition you’re likely to encounter, including:

• Basal and Squamous Cell Carcinoma

• Malignant Melanoma

• Cutaneous Lymphoma and Leukemias

• Sarcomas

• Sweat Gland Tumors

• Vascular Tumors of the Skin

• Eyelid, Oral, and Genital Cancers

• Paget’s disease

• HPV-Associated Skin Cancers

• Skin Cancer in Transplant and HIV Patients

• Non-Melanoma and Melanoma Skin Cancers in Non-White Population