Pearls and Pitfalls in Neoplastic Dermatopathology
Cutaneous tumors, primary and/or secondary, form the bulk of the daily sign-out in the routine practise of dermatopathology. Significant histopathologic overlaps between the esoteric and the less-esoteric can make diagnosis challenging, confounded by the fact that subtle histopathologic differences are not necessarily paralleled by differences in the biologic behavior.
Several popular textbooks in dermatopathology have covered neoplastic dermatopathology in varying details. This book is most certainly not an attempt to replace them. While most effectively detail the work-up of a particular entity -”clues” and "confounders" to the same are often missing.
This book aims to fulfil this perceived gap in our understanding of commonly encountered cutaneous neoplasms. Using a consistent approach – typical microscopic features > clinical vignettes > histological variations, genetic alterations (when present), histopathologic mimics, diagnostic pearls and pitfalls, this book should appeal to both learners and experienced dermatopathologists alike as a valuable and user friendly resource.
Released June, 2016
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Self Assessment in Dermatopathology
Through a style emulating the traditional style of standardized examinations, this book uses histopathology as a tool to trigger associations. The questions are not meant to be actual examination questions but to serve as tools for study as well as a catalyst for constructive and critical thinking about topics covered. The reader is not supposed to know all the answers (or else there would be no need for this book)! The concise explanations at the end of each chapter give short answers to each question and expand on each answer choice. Tables relevant to the section covered have also been incorporated in the answer section. Using this approach, the reader will become familiar with the pathologic basis of most clinically relevant dermatoses and cutaneous tumors.