Skin Cancer - A World-Wide Perspective

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Dummer, Reinhard (Editor), Pittelkow, Mark R. (Editor), Iwatsuki, Keiji (Editor), Green, Adèle (Editor), Elwan, Nagwa M. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Dermatology.; General practice (Medicine).; Internal medicine.; Oncology.; Pathology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Internal Medicine.; General Practice / Family Medicine.

The dramatic increase in the incidence of skin cancers is a major concern worldwide and relates not only to melanoma but also to other cancers, including Merkel cell and basal cell carcinomas. Recently, the WHO has summarized the genetic and pathologic features of skin cancers in its book series. Ho...

Table of Contents:

• EPIDEMIOLOGY- PATHOGENESIS
• DISEASE ENTITIES
• Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer.-Melanocytic Tumors
• Cuteanous Lymphomas
• Others
• THERAPIES.