Atlas of Practical Mohs Histopathology

Description:

Mohs surgery is microscopically controlled surgery used to treat common types of skin cancer and allows for the removal of a skin cancer with a very narrow surgical margin and a high cure rate. However, for those involved with the Mohs procedure, it is critical to understand the optimal preparation and interpretation of frozen sections.Complete with hundreds of high resolution figures, Atlas of Practical Mohs Histopathology is written by leading experts in the field and discusses everything from normal skin histology and rare tumors to pitfalls and incidental findings. Dermatologic surgeons, Mohs cutaneous surgeons, dermatopathologists and pathologists alike will find this book to be a comprehensive and indispensable reference. Complete with hundreds of high resolution figures, Atlas of Practical Mohs Histopathology is written by leading experts in the field and discusses everything from normal skin histology and rare tumors to pitfalls and incidental findings. Dermatologic surgeons, Mohs cutaneous surgeons, dermatopathologists and pathologists alike will find this book to be a comprehensive and indispensable reference.

Contents:

1. How to use this atlas 2. Normal skin histology 3. Basal cell carcinoma 4. Infiltrative basal cell carcinoma 5. Differentiating basal cell carcinoma from normal structures 6. Adnexal tumors 7. Microcystic adnexal carcinoma 8. Differentiating infiltrative basal cell carcinoma from other tumors 9. Squamous cell carcinoma in situ (Bowen's disease) and actinic keratoses 10. Squamous cell carcinoma 11. Differentiating features of squamous cell carcinoma 12. Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans 13. Rare tumors including atypical fibroxanthoma 14. Pitfalls and incidental findings 15. Artifacts 16. Bibliography

Author Biography:

David J. Leffell, MD David Paige Smith Professor of Dermatology, Otolaryngology, and Plastic Surgery Yale School of Medicine New Haven, Connecticut Sumaira Z. Aasi, MD Associate Professor ofDermatologyStanford University School of MedicinePalo Alto, California Rossitza Z. Lazova, MD Associate Professor ofDermatology and PathologyYale School of MedicineNew Haven, Connecticut