The Melanoma Handbook

Edited by Stephan P. Ariyan and Harriet Kluger, The Melanoma Handbook is a concise yet comprehensive reference designed for clinicians managing patients with local, advanced, or metastatic melanoma. Covering all forms and stages of the disease, it provides essential clinical guidance on staging, pathology, and treatment strategies. The handbook emphasizes both standard-of-care protocols and nuanced management approaches for complex patient scenarios, making it an indispensable resource for oncologists, dermatologists, surgeons, and trainees alike.

Key Features

• Early Detection: Provides evidence-based screening recommendations for initial and recurrent melanoma.
• Staging: Summarizes AJCC 8th Edition staging criteria with clear tables and reference points.
• Surgical Management: Covers lentigo melanoma, invasive melanoma, mucosal melanoma, acral lentiginous melanoma, sentinel lymph node biopsies, and management of lymph node and distant metastases.
• Advanced Treatment Techniques: Discusses infusion, perfusion, and injection methods for lesions in challenging or unresectable locations.
• Innovative Therapies: Highlights newly approved targeted therapies, immunotherapies, chemotherapies, and combination treatment options.
• Quick-Reference Utility: Tables consolidate survival data, treatment regimens, toxicity risks, and classification information for rapid clinical decision-making. 

Product Details

• Publisher: Demos Medical; 1 edition (April 17, 2017)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1620701189
• ISBN-13: 978-1620701188