Pathology of Melanocytic Disorders 2ed

Part I: Introduction 1 Melanin, Melanocytes, Skin 2 Techniques and Practical Considerations Part II: Cutaneous Naevi and Other Pigmented Skin Lesions 3 Common Acquired Naevus 4 Spitz Naevus and Related Lesions 5 Blue Naevus and Related Lesions 6 Congenital Naevus 7 Naevi as Melanoma Precursors; Dysplastic Naevus 8 Skin Pigmentations Not Related to Naevi or Melanoma Part III: Cutaneous Melanoma 9 Melanoma: General Features and Main Subtypes 10 Melanoma: Variants 11 Cytological Diagnosis of Melanoma 12 Melanoma Prognosis; Staging Part IV: Extracutaneous Melanotic Tumours 13 Melanocytic Tumours 14 Non-melanocytic Melanotic Tumours Appendices · Recommendations of Directors of Anatomical Pathology (on melanoma reporting) · AJCC staging of Melanoma · Melanin stains · Table of the Most Relevant Antibodies Index.

Cover -- Book title -- Contents -- Foreword to first edition -- Preface -- Abbreviations used in this book -- Part I: Introduction -- 1 Melanin, melanocytes, skin -- 1.1 Embryology and physiology -- 1.2 Light microscopy -- 1.3 Melanin synthesis -- 1.4 Electron microscopy -- References -- 2 Techniques and practical considerations -- 2.1 Importance of clinical information and of discussion of problem cases -- 2.2 Biopsy type: clinical considerations -- 2.3 Dissection of skin biopsy specimens -- 2.4 Dissection of sentinel lymph nodes and lymphadenectomy specimens -- 2.5 Dissection of other specimens containing metastases -- 2.6 Tissue processing and staining methods -- 2.7 Morphometry -- 2.8 Other special techniques -- 2.9 Histological investigation and description -- 2.10 Referral of problem cases -- 2.11 Criteria for diagnosis: necessity and limitations -- References -- Part II: Cutaneous Nevi and Other Pigmented Skin Lesions -- 3 Common acquired nevus -- 3.1 Histopathology and pathogenesis of common acquired nevus -- general features -- 3.2 Lentigo simplex (simple lentigo, nevoid lentigo) -- 3.3 Junctional nevus -- 3.4 Compound and intradermal nevi -- 3.5 'Activated' nevi -- 3.6 N…