Diagnose any benign, premalignant, or malignant melanocytic lesion with over 1000 high-quality color images in this practical, easy-to-use reference. Drs. McKee and Calonje―editors of the best-selling dermatopathology reference Pathology of the Skin, 3rd Edition―present their expert knowledge by including diagnostic pearls and pitfalls throughout the text for quick, at-a-glance guidance. Correlate clinical and pathologic findings to produce a more accurate diagnosis from discussions of the clinical manifestations of melanocytic lesions. The format of the text makes this book an excellent resource for bench work and reviewing for exams. Expert Consult functionality allows you to access the entire contents of the book online, from any internet connection.
- Discusses the clinical manifestations of melanocytic lesions to help you correlate clinical and pathologic findings to produce a more accurate diagnosis.
- Functions as a unique and invaluable diagnostic resource with over 1,000 full-color photographs to provide you with a visual summary of all the features of melanocytic lesions encountered on a daily basis.
- Highlights the main pathologic criteria for all commonly seen melanocytic lesions in a concise, user-friendly format so that you get the information you need quickly for immediate problem-solving.
- Features “diagnostic pearls and “pitfalls, particularly emphasizing differential diagnosis, to help you avoid incorrect and inaccurate diagnoses.
- Presents the fully-searchable text online along with downloadable images for use in your electronic presentations.
Author(s): Phillip H. McKee, J. Eduardo Calonje
Edition: 1
Publisher: Mosby
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 320
Cover
Diagnostic Atlas of Melanocytic Pathology
Copyright
Preface
Dedications
Acknowledgments
Section 1 Ephelides and Lentigo
Ephelide
Lentigo Simplex
Puva, Sunbed and Radiation Lentigines
Genital Melanosis and Lentigines
Acral Lentigo
Solar Lentigo (actinic Lentigo, Lentigo Senilis, Liver Spot)
Ink-spot Lentigo (reticular Lentigo, Reticulated Black Solar Lentigo)
Becker’s Nevus (pigmented Hairy Epidermal Nevus)
Further Reading
Section 2 Melanocytic Nevus
Junctional Nevus
Compound Nevus
Dermal Nevus
Banal Nevus Versus Nevoid Melanoma
Banal Nevus Versus Dysplastic Nevus
Banal Nevus Variants
Balloon Cell Nevus
Meyerson’s Nevus
Halo (sutton’s) Nevus
Recurrent Nevus (pseudomelanoma)
Inverted Type a (clonal) Nevus
Cockarde Nevus
Nevus Spilus
Collision Tumors
Eccrine-centered (spotted Grouped Pigmented) Nevus
Acral Nevus
Atypical Acral Nevus Versus Acral Lentiginous Melanoma
Atypical Genital Nevus
Atypical Genital Nevus Versus Dysplastic Nevus
Atypical Genital Nevus Versus Vulval Melanoma
Banal Nevi with Atypia
Further Reading
Section 3 Congenital Nevus
Congenital Nevi in Neonates and Young Children
Proliferation Nodule (cellular Nodule)
Proliferation Nodule – Differential Diagnosis
Further Reading
Section 4 Spitz and Reed Nevus
Pagetoid Spitz Nevus
Junctional/intraepidermal Spitz Nevus
Compound Spitz Nevus
Dermal Spitz Nevus
Desmoplastic Spitz Nevus
Plexiform Spitz Nevus
Pigmented Spitz Nevus
Combined Spitz Nevus
Atypical Spitz Nevus and Spitz-like (spitzoid) Melanoma
Spitz-like (spitzoid) Melanoma
Spindle Cell Nevus of Reed
Further Reading
Section 5 Dysplastic Nevus
Architectural Abnormalities
Cytological Atypia
Host Responses
Criteria for Grading Cytological Atypia in Dysplastic Nevi
Differential Diagnosis
Further Reading
Section 6 Dermal Melanocytoses
Mongolian Blue Spot
Histological Features
Nevi of Ota, Ito, Hori and Sun
Histological Features
Common Blue Nevus
Histological Features
Epithelioid Blue Nevus
Histological Features
Neurocristic Hamartoma
Cellular Blue Nevus
Atypical Blue Nevus
Differential Diagnosis of Atypical Blue Nevus and Melanoma Arising in a Blue Nevus, or Melanoma with Blue Nevus-like Features
Deep Penetrating Nevus
Differential Diagnosis
Combined Nevus
Differential Diagnosis
Further Reading
Section 7 Melanoma General
Histological Features
Radial and Vertical Growth Phases
Superficial Spreading Melanoma
Lentigo Maligna (melanoma)
Acral Lentiginous Melanoma
Nodular, Polypoid and Verrucous Melanoma
Subungual Melanoma
Melanoma: Minimum Histological Data Requirements
Further Reading
Section 8 Melanoma Variants
Melanoma Variants
Nevoid Melanoma
Small Cell Melanoma
Desmoplastic Melanoma
Malignant Blue Nevus
Pigment-synthesizing Melanoma (animal Type, Equine Type)
Rhabdoid Melanoma
Myxoid Melanoma
Adenoid (pseudoglandular) Melanoma
Angiotropic and Angiomatoid (pseudovascular) Melanoma
Signet-ring Cell Melanoma
Balloon Cell Melanoma
Clear Cell Melanoma
Melanoma with Heterologous Differentiation (metaplastic Melanoma)
Spitzoid Melanoma
Giant Cell Melanoma
Melanoma with Neuroendocrine Differentiation
In-situ Lentiginous Melanoma
Epidermotropic Metastatic Melanoma
Childhood Melanoma
Further Reading
Section 9 Oral Mucosa Pigmented Lesions
Amalgam Tattoo
Histological Features
Differential Diagnosis: Amalgam Tattoo vs Tattoo from Other Foreign Material
Drug-induced Oral Pigmentation
Histological Features
Differential Diagnosis: Drug-induced Hyperpigmentation vs Postinflammatory Hypermelanosis
Melanocytic Lesions
Histological Features
Blue Nevus
Histological Features
Differential Diagnosis: Blue Nevus vs Postinflammatory Hypermelanosis
Melanotic Macule (labial and Oral)
Histological Features
Differential Diagnosis: Oral Melanotic Macule vs Melanoacanthosis
Postinflammatory Hypermelanosis
Histological Features
Differential Diagnosis: Postinflammatory Hypermelanosis vs Oral Melanotic Macule
Oral Melanoacanthosis (oral Melanoacanthoma)
Histological Features
Differential Diagnosis: Melanoacanthosis vs Postinflammatory Hypermelanosis
Oral Melanoma
Histological Features
Further Reading
Section 10 Conjunctival Melanocytic Lesions
Freckle
Histological Features
Acquired Conjunctival Nevi
Histological Features
Stromal and Episcleral Melanocytoses
Histological Features
Primary Acquired Melanosis Without Atypia
Histological Features
Primary Acquired Melanosis with Atypia
Histological Features
Primary Acquired Melanosis
Histological Features
Conjunctival Melanoma
Histological Features
Further Reading
