The Melanoma Handbook

The Melanoma Handbook, edited by Stephan P. Ariyan MD MBA and Harriet Kluger MD, is a concise and comprehensive resource for anyone who treats patients with local, advanced, or metastatic melanoma in all its various forms. This handbook covers the pathology, treatment, and management of all presentations of melanoma, including essential clinical knowledge on staging and workup considerations.

What sets this resource apart from other oncology or dermatology textbooks is that it provides a targeted overview of conventional and novel treatment strategies for all stages of malignancy and applications of practical management options. The handbook emphasizes both overall treatment guidelines and more nuanced applications for patient groups who have different presentations, metastases, or other complications to treatment.

The book is organized into detailed chapters with numerous figures for clear understanding. Tables throughout the handbook consolidate helpful classification and staging information, survival data, FDA-approved treatment regimens, and toxicity risk. The resource provides screening recommendations for early detection of initial and recurrent melanoma, summarizes AJCC staging criteria from the 8th Edition, and covers the surgical and non-surgical management of various types of melanoma.

This resource is essential not only for trainees managing this fast-moving disease for the first time but also oncologists, dermatologists, and surgeons who want a searchable, quick-review reference when faced with a challenging melanoma case in their practice. It is an excellent resource that dermatologists, oncologists, and other medical professionals would like to keep handy at all times. The book is also a must-read for anyone undergoing treatment for melanoma, as it provides detailed explanations of all aspects of the disease and its management.

The Melanoma Handbook focuses on recent innovations, including newly approved targeted therapies, immunotherapies, chemotherapies, and combination therapy options. Throughout the book, the handbook highlights these innovations, showing how contemporary treatment options are changing the way melanoma is diagnosed and managed.

Overall, The Melanoma Handbook is an excellent resource for anyone who is looking for a comprehensive overview of melanoma and its management. The authors have done an excellent job of presenting the material in an easy-to-understand manner, and the book is a valuable resource for both medical professionals and patients alike.

In conclusion, whether you’re a medical professional or a patient looking for a better understanding of melanoma, The Melanoma Handbook is an invaluable resource. This handbook provides the most up-to-date information on the diagnosis and management of melanoma and will help you make informed decisions regarding your treatment. We highly recommend this resource to anyone interested in learning more about melanoma or treating patients with this disease. To order The Melanoma Handbook, visit your favorite online book retailer or Demos Medical publishers’ website.

Product Details

• • Provides screening recommendations for early detection of initial and recurrent melanoma

• Provides screening recommendations for early detection of initial and recurrent melanoma

• • Summarizes AJCC staging criteria from the 8th Edition

• Summarizes AJCC staging criteria from the 8th Edition

• • Covers the surgical management of lentigo melanoma, invasive melanoma, mucosal melanoma, acral lentiginous melanoma, sentinel lymph node biopsies, lymph node metastases, and distant organ metastases

• Covers the surgical management of lentigo melanoma, invasive melanoma, mucosal melanoma, acral lentiginous melanoma, sentinel lymph node biopsies, lymph node metastases, and distant organ metastases

• • Discusses infusion, perfusion, and injection techniques in complicated sites when lesions are not resectable

• Discusses infusion, perfusion, and injection techniques in complicated sites when lesions are not resectable

• • Highlights recent innovations, including newly approved targeted therapies, immunotherapies, chemotherapies and combination therapy options

• Highlights recent innovations, including newly approved targeted therapies, immunotherapies, chemotherapies and combination therapy options

• : 282 pages
• Publisher: Demos Medical; 1 edition (April 17, 2017)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1620701189
• ISBN-13: 978-1620701188
• Product Dimensions: 5 x 0.5 x 8 inches