This book provides a practically applicable resource for all clinicians managing patients with or who may develop melanoma. Each chapter focuses on clinically relevant information on the latest advances in the field, including techniques for early detection of skin cancers, cross-sectional imaging and staging of regional nodes. Algorithms for clinical decision-making along with clinical vignettes are incorporated into each chapter, enabling the reader to develop a deep understanding of how to manage a range of scenarios.

Practical Manual for Dermatologic and Surgical Melanoma Management systematically details the latest diagnostic criteria, treatment guidelines and management techniques available for treating these patients and is a valuable resource for the trainee and practising clinician.  

Melanoma Prevention

Prevention
Screening
Racial disparities/melanoma in non-whites with guidelines for all races on screening,-Monitoring (people at-risk, people who have had melanoma-follow up, genetic syndromes, atypical Nevus syndrome), -Primary Melanoma
Diagnosis
 Prognosis (staging)
Pediatric Melanoma/Spitz Nevi
Ocular Melanoma
Mucosal Melanoma
Treatment of Primary Melanoma
Mohs Micrographic surgery LMM; role for Immunohistochemistry
Early stage disease in patients who are not surgical candidates
Staging (surgeon)/Surgical treatment /Sentinel LN biopsy - when to perform, management of +SLNB
Adjuvant therapy
Treatment of Regionally Metastatic Melanoma
Local therapies for local recurrence (Emanuel) local recurrence/intransit mets
Management of the positive sentinel Lymph Node
Radiation therapy
Metastatic disease
Targeted therapy (including a section on personalized therapy/genomics)
Immunotherapy (including a section on personalized immune therapies)
Neoadjuvant therapy
Stage IV surgical management, including M1A, M1B, M1C disease
Brain metastases.