Dermatoscopy and Skin Cancer, updated edition: A handbook for hunters of skin cancer and melanoma

Dermatoscopy and Skin Cancer (Updated Edition) is a practical, clinically focused handbook designed to help dermatologists, dermatoscopists, and general practitioners accurately distinguish benign from malignant skin lesions. By emphasizing structured pattern recognition and decision-making, the book supports earlier cancer detection while reducing unnecessary biopsies.

Built around the widely adopted and highly effective diagnostic algorithms Chaos and Clues and Prediction without Pigment, this resource demystifies dermatoscopy and empowers clinicians at all levels to approach skin lesion assessment with confidence and precision. Through a strong visual and algorithmic framework, readers learn how to systematically analyze lesions and recognize key warning signs of skin cancer.

Key Features:

• Algorithm-Based Diagnosis: Clear, step-by-step guidance using Chaos and Clues, Prediction without Pigment, and revised pattern analysis.
• Extensive Visual Learning: Hundreds of high-quality dermatoscopic images illustrating benign and malignant lesions.
• Practical Clinical Focus: Designed to improve diagnostic accuracy, minimize unnecessary biopsies, and enable earlier treatment of skin cancers.
• Comprehensive Foundations: Covers skin microanatomy, specimen processing, and essential histopathology relevant to dermatoscopy.
• Dermatoscopic Language: Clearly explains terminology to define structures, patterns, and diagnostic features.
• Examination & Documentation: Guidance on systematic skin examination and effective photodocumentation techniques.
• Globally Proven Approach: Reflects teaching methods successfully used to train thousands of clinicians worldwide.

Product Details

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Scion Publishing Ltd.; Updated edition (July 20, 2023)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 191496120X
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1914961205