Rajpar / Marsden ABC of Skin Cancer

1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-4443-1250-8
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 80 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: ABC Series

The ABC of Skin Cancer is designed to boost GP confidence inthe diagnosis and referral of skin cancer, focusing on differentialdiagnosis and common pitfalls. In line with the latest NICEguidelines in the UK, this book outlines best practice managementin primary care, whilst also covering the Australian perspective onthis cancer. Chapters on non-surgical treatment and prevention arealso included.
This new highly illustrated title in the successful ABC seriesprovides a concise, factual and practical overview of skin cancersand pre-cancerous lesions for general practitioners, junior doctorsand medical students.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rajpar, Sajjad

Marsden, Jerry

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contributors.
Preface.
1 The epidemiology, aetiology and prevention of melanoma: JuliaA Newton-Bishop (St James's University Hospital, Leeds).
2 The epidemiology, aetiology and prevention of non-melanomaskin cancer: Veronique Bataille (The Royal London Hospital), MarkoLens (St Thomas' Hospital, London), Sajjad Rajpar (UniversityHospital Birmingham).
3 The role of the primary care team in the management of skincancer: F D Richard Hobbs (The University of Birmingham).
4 Pre-cancerous skin lesions: Dev Shah (University Hospital ofWales), Richard Motley (University Hospital of Wales).
5 Squamous cell carcinoma: Sajjad Rajpar (University HospitalBirmingham), Jerry Marsden (University Hospital Birmingham).
6 Basal cell carcinoma: Sajjad Rajpar (University HospitalBirmingham), Jerry Marsden (University Hospital Birmingham).
7 Differential diagnosis of non-melanoma skin cancer: GrahamColver (Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust).
8 Benign pigmented lesions: Sajjad Rajpar (University HospitalBirmingham), Jerry Marsden (University Hospital Birmingham).
9 Melanoma - clinical features and diagnosis: SajjadRajpar (University Hospital Birmingham), Jerry Marsden (UniversityHospital Birmingham).
10 Melanoma - management and prognosis: Sajjad Rajpar(University Hospital Birmingham), Jerry Marsden (UniversityHospital Birmingham).
11 Surgical management of skin cancer: Sajjad Rajpar (UniversityHospital Birmingham), Jerry Marsden (University HospitalBirmingham).
12 Non-surgical treatment of skin cancer: Sajjad Rajpar(University Hospital Birmingham), Jerry Marsden (UniversityHospital Birmingham).
13 Skin cancer - an Australian perspective: Lachlan Warren(Women's and Children's Hospital, North Adelaide),Karyn Fuller (Women's and Children's Hospital, NorthAdelaide).
14 Cutaneous metastases and rare skin cancers: Sajjad Rajpar(University Hospital Birmingham), Jerry Marsden (UniversityHospital Birmingham).
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Sajjad Rajpar MRCP- Specialist Registrar inDermatology with an interest in skin oncology. Strong academicbackground, having achieved the Gold Medal for outstandingperformance as well as 4 scholarships and 5 faculty prizes at theUniversity of Birmingham Medical School. Current researchactivities include diagnostic aspects of melanoma in primary care,lentigo maligna and skeletal metastases of melanoma.
Jerry Marsden FRCP - Consultant in Dermatology& Head of the Skin Oncology Service at University HospitalBirmingham. Recognised national expert in skin oncology anddermatologic surgery. Full-time skin oncologist with over 50 peerreviewed publications. Co-author of the British Association ofDermatologists guidelines on cutaneous T-cell lymphoma. Ongoinginvestigator in several melanoma trials. Secretary of the MelanomaStudy Group.