Cutaneous Neural Neoplasms. a Practical Guide

About this book

As a result to the recent significant developments, both in the field of cutaneous pathology and clinical dermatology, many cutaneous neural tumors s are now being diagnosed by specialists like dermatopathologists, and treated by dermatologists or dermatologic surgeons. Cutaneous Neural Neoplasms provides an essential aid in diagnosis by discussing the cardinal clinico-pathologic features of cutaneous tumors relevant to these specialists. It covers detailed pathologic features, and their differential diagnosis. Applicable special diagnostic techniques are extensively illustrated. Whenever relevant, key therapeutic recommendations are provided. Unique topics covered include;

Discussion of plexiform neural tumors and their imitators, with special relevance to neurofibromatosis
Neoplasms with atypical microscopic features, but benign clinical behavior, which are often misdiagnosed as malignant tumors
New developments in cutaneous neural tumor diagnosis and recently described neural tumors

The authors approach each entity by presenting clinical and/or gross photographs when relevant with discussion of the clinical features, followed by the tabulated list of key pathologic features with corresponding histopathologic illustrations. Therapeutic recommendations are summarized.

This book is intended to fill a major gap in the currently available resources for practicing physicians, and will provide them with an appropriate knowledge base to handle these challenging tumors in the most up-to-date fashion.

Written for: Pathologists, dermatopathologists, soft tissue pathologists, dematologists and dermatologic surgeons

Keywords:

• Ganglioneuroma
• Granular cell tumor
• Nerve sheath myxoma
• Neuroblastoma
• Neurofibtoma variants
• Neuroma
• Neurothekeoma
• Perineurioma
• Schwannoma variants

Table of Contents:

Preface: The relevance of cutaneous neural neoplasms for the practicing physician
Acknowledgements

Chapter I: Normal cutaneous neuroanatomy

Chapter II: Special Techniques for the study of cutaneous neural tumors

Chapter III: Classification of cutaneous neural neoplasms

Chapter IV: Non-neoplastic and hamartomatous lesions of cutaneous peripheral nerve

1) Neuroma
Traumatic
Sporadic
2) Fibrolipomatous hamartoma

Chapter V: Benign cutaneous neoplasms with peripheral nerve differentiation

1) Schwannoma
Variants
2) Neurofibroma
Variants
3) Nerve sheath myxoma
4) Perineurioma
5) Granular cell tumor
6) Rare entities/variants
Lipoblastic nerve sheath tumors

Chapter VI: Neurothekeoma

Chapter VII: Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor of the skin

Chapter VIII: Cutaneous neoplasms with neuroendocrine differentiation
Merkel cell carcinoma (primary cutaneous neuroendocrine carcinoma)

Chapter IX: Cutaneous neoplasms with neuroblastic or ganglionic differentiation

1) Neuroblastoma
2) Ganglioneuroma
3) Ganglion cell choristoma

Chapter X: Cutaneous meningothelial and glial lesions

1) Heterotopic meningothelial tissue
2) Heterotopic glial tissue
3) Cutaneous meningioma

Index