Cutaneous adnexal tumors
By: Dmitry V. Kazakov ... [et al.].
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Health
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 814
ISBN-13: 9781605478548
Subjects: Adnexal and Skin Appendage Neoplasms; Physiopathology; Diagnosis; Skin Neoplasms
Description: Adnexal tumors of the skin are complex, with confusing nomenclature. Many lesions show marked variation in histological appearance and there is considerable morphological overlap between different entities. These tumors are relatively rare, compared for example with melanocytic lesions, but still are part of everyday routine work for all histopathologists. Therefore, many general pathologists (the majority of whom are obliged to report dermatopathology specimens) are unfamiliar with the topic and even the experts have difficulties with the more challenging cases. Although the majority of adnexal tumors represent benign lesions, malignant counterparts do occur and these often represent a diagnostic pitfall. There are many inherited syndromes in which cutaneous adnexal tumors are a feature, and failure to recognize these associations may have serious implications. The proposed book will be comprehensive and will include all recognized variants covering the broad spectrum of adnexal tumor pathology. Included will also be chapters dealing with site-specific lesions such as the eyelid, neck, navel, anogenital areas, etc. The format will be extremely user-friendly comprising succinct text and comprehensive microscopic illustrations. The scope will be such that any variation on the theme of adnexal tumor pathology will be readily available at a glance. The text will be structured as follows: clinical features, histology, immunohistochemistry, genetic features and differential diagnosis.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Lesions with predominant apocrine and eccrine differentiation; title: Lesions with predominant follicular differentiation; title: Lesions with predominant sebaceous differentiation; title: Lesions with myoepithelial differentiation; title: Neoplasms with multilineage differentiation; title: Site specific adnexal neoplasms : mimics thereof and related conditions; title: Miscellaneous lesions that may be confused with cutaneous adnexal tumors : mimics of skin adnexal type differentiation and other entities important to bear in mind while diagnosing appendageal neoplasms; title: Skin type adnexal tumors and related lesions in other organs; title: Inherited syndromes accompanied by cutaneous adnexal neoplasms and related lesions.