The Melanocytic Proliferations : A Comprehensive Textbook of Pigmented Lesions (Hardcover, 2 ed)

Dedication, vii

Preface, viii

Disclosure, ix

About the Companion Website, x

1 An Approach to the Clinical Diagnosis of Melanoma, Its Precursors, and Its Clinical Mimics, 1

2 Freckles and Lentigines, 44

3 Benign Acquired Nevi, 65

4 Dermal Dendritic Melanocytic Proliferations/Dermal Melanocytoses, 85

5 Spitz Nevus, 107

6 Combined Nevus, Deep Penetrating Nevus, Plexiform Spindle Cell Nevus, and Borderline Tumors of the Deep Penetrating Nevus Variant, 164

7 Recurrent Melanocytic Nevus, 175

8 Congenital Nevi, 187

9 Dysplastic Melanocytic Nevi, De Novo Intradermal Epithelioid and Lentiginous Melanocytic Dysplasias, and Nevi at Specific Anatomic Sites, 201

10 Melanoma, 254

11 Conjunctival Melanocytic Proliferations, 365

12 Use of Adjunctive Immunoperoxidase, Molecular, and Ultrastructural Studies in the Diagnosis of Melanocytic Proliferations, 380

13 Biology of Melanoma, 412

14 Borderline Melanocytic Proliferation, 443

15 Dermatoscopic Diagnosis of Melanoma, 467

16 Reflectance Confocal Microscopy, 474

17 Therapy of Melanoma, 488

Index, 510