This atlas is designed to be a practical and current presentation of diagnostic and treatment protocols for the surgeon dealing with melanomas. Based on case studies it emphasizes the relationship between tumour biology and effective staging to clinical decision making and treatment outcomes. Techniques are explained in a step-by-step manner to achieve an acceptable cosmetic repair outcome. It combines general and plastic surgical approaches with coverage of pathology and findings regarding incidence.
This atlas is designed to be a practical and current presentation of diagnostic and treatment protocols for the surgeon dealing with melanomas. Based on case studies it emphasizes the relationship between tumour biology and effective staging to clinical decision making and treatment outcomes. Techniques are explained in a step-by-step manner to achieve an acceptable cosmetic repair outcome. It combines general and plastic surgical approaches with coverage of pathology and findings regarding incidence.
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Höhe: 279 mm
Breite: 216 mm
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978-0-683-18101-2 (9780683181012)
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University of California, Melanoma Center, San Francisco, California, USA
Objectives; essentials of tumour biology; patient survival tables; risk factors for melanoma; high risk versus low risk; precursors and lookalikes - an approach to the pigmented lesion; types of melanoma; history of melanoma; biopsy; margins; MOHS surgery; depth of excison; wound closure; primary closure; flaps and grafting; preopertaive evaluation; lymph node excison; surgical treatment by location; head and neck; scalp; ear; forehead-temple; upper and lower eyelid; cheek; nose; lip; neck; trunk; upper extremity/hand; lower extremity/foot; subungual melanoma; special sites; mucous membranes; genital; management of giant hairy nevi; recurrent disease; regional perfusion; clinical follow-up.
