This updated second edition provides a structured and highly illustrated guide to dermatopathology. It focuses on the most common dermatopathological diagnoses and presents their clinical, histological, and differential diagnostic features of the diseases. New chapters cover various inflammatory diseases such as interstitial granulomatous dermatitis and filler reactions as well as cutaneous neoplasms such as digital papillary adenocarcinoma. Dermatopathology aims to help readers to rapidly identify patterns and specific diagnostic features. The book is relevant to both practicing and trainee dermatologists and pathologists.
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Zusammenfassung
A sound background in dermatopathology is essential for the diagnosis of both inflammatory dermatoses and cutaneous tumors. This book provides an introduction to the principles of dermatopathology, aimed primarily at dermatologists and pathologists in training, but useful for a wide audience
Everyone interested in dermatopathology will profit from combined knowledge of 4 experienced dermatopathologists, uniform structure approach concentrating on common diagnoses, logical presentation of clinical and histological features, large clearly labeled illustrations, clues for differential diagnostic considerations.
All pictures are in color, printed on high-quality paper, clearly labeled and designed to help every reader become skilled at identifying both patterns and specific diagnostic features rapidly.
A dermatopathology designed to be used, not just read written by practitioners for daily practice.
Inhalt
1. Principles of diagnosis. 2. Basic Dermatopathological Terms.- 3. The skin biopsy.- 4. Histopathological techniques.- 5. Dermatopathologic glossary.- 6. Epidermis Spongiosis, acanthosis and hyperparakeratosis.- 7. Epidermis Acantholysis.- 8. Bullous diseases.- 9. Interface dermatoses.- 10. Dermis Vascular disorders.- 11. Dermis Granulomatous inflammation.- 12. Dermis Interstitial inflammation.- 13. Dermis Diffuse mixed inflammatory infiltrates.- 14. Dermis Degenerative and metabolic disorders.- 15. Dermis Inflammation of adnexal structures.- 16. Subcutaneous fat Panniculitis.- 17. Drug reactions.- 18. Artifactual damage.- 19. Scleromyxedema / Lichen myxoedematosus.- 20. Cutaneous deposits and reactions to filler substances.- 21. Pseudocysts.- 22. Epithelial cysts.- 23. Epidermal hamartomas and neoplasms.- 24. Melanocytic lesions.- 25. Adnexal tumors.- 26. Soft tissue proliferations and neoplasms.- 27. Vascular Neoplasms.- 28. Vascular tumors.- 29. Lymphomas and pseudolymphomas.- 30. Histiocytoses and mastocytoses.- 31. Cutaneous metastases.