DERMATOPATHOLOGY (DIGITAL VERSION INCLUDED)

DESCRIPTION

Using anenjoyable, easy-to-understand approach, Dermatopathology, 4th Edition, combines onlinelectures and vast labeled image collections both in print and online toprovide a uniquely effective learning package in this challenging subspecialty.Dr. Dirk M. Elston, Dr. Tammie Ferringer and colleagues walk you through themust-know points of each topic, making dermatopathology easier to understand.Its an ideal resource for exam and board preparation and formastering efficient, accurate diagnoses of the most important commondermatologic findings seen in practice.

Key features:

• Uses an outline atlas format with ample visuals, key points, and pearls.

• Includes abundant high-resolution histopathology examples with labels and pointers highlighting key aspects of each slide, providing additional clarity.

• Features 27 lecturesmore than 8 hours of targeted teaching that take you through the must-know elements of each topic in a dynamic, engaging manner.

• Contains expanded coverage of soft tissue tumors, and new entities such as acantholytic dyskeratoma, borrelial disease, acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP), acral erythema of chemotherapy, epithelioid histiocytoma, cellular digital fibroma, nuchal type fibroma, elephantiasis nostras verrucosa, ganglion, ossifying fibromyxoid tumor of soft parts, aggressive angiomyxoma, alveolar soft part sarcoma, and much more.

• Offers extensive, visually stunning images in print with bonus materials online, including 2,500 virtual infectious disease slides, a soft tissue tumor atlas with 300 images, a lymphoma atlas, and more; print atlas includes more than 1,300 images (300 new to this edition).

• Provides new flashcards online to test your knowledge and identify areas for further review.

• An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Any additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1.The basics: diagnostic terms, skin anatomy, and stains
Chapter 2. Benign tumors and cysts of the epidermis
Chapter 3. Malignant tumors of the epidermis
Chapter 4. Pilar and sebaceous neoplasms
Chapter 5. Sweat gland neoplasms
Chapter 6. Melanocytic neoplasms
Chapter 7. Interface dermatitis
Chapter 8. Psoriasiform and spongiotic dermatitis
Chapter 9. Blistering diseases
Chapter 10. Granulomatous and histiocytic diseases
Chapter 11. Inflammatory vascular diseases
Chapter 12. Genodermatoses
Chapter 13. Alterations in collagen and elastin
Chapter 14. Metabolic and deposition disorders
Chapter 15. Disorders of skin appendages
Chapter 16. Panniculitis
Chapter 17. Bacterial, spirochete, and protozoan infections
Chapter 18. Fungal infections
Chapter 19. Viral infections, helminths and arthropods
Chapter 20. Fibrous tumors
Chapter 21. Tumors of fat, muscle, cartilage, andbone
Chapter 22. Neural tumors
Chapter 23. Vascular tumors
Chapter 24. Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, NK-cell lymphoma, and myeloid leukemia
Chapter 25. B-cell lymphoma and lymphocytic leukemia
Chapter 26. Metastatic tumors and simulators
APPENDIX 1. Dermatopathology mnemonics
APPENDIX 2. Skin ultrastructure
APPENDIX 3. External agentsand artifacts