Atlas of Essential Dermatopathology [Hardcover]

The book is not intended to be an all-encompassing atlas or textbook but rather a foundation of principles in dermatopathology, highlighting key elements in the field for trainees and will also serve as a basic resource for the pathologist in general practice. In addition to the sketches and minimal text, we envision accompanying high resolution histopathologic micrographs for ultimate correlation as well.This book lays a foundation of principles in dermatopathology, highlighting key elements in the field for students and serving as a basic resource for pathologists in general practice. Features spare text, and high resolution histopaghologic micrographs.Introduction.- Inflammatory and infectious processes.- Primary cutaneous lymphomas.- Squamous and mesenchymal proliferations.- Melanocytic tumors.

From the reviews:

Focusing on the most essential processes in dermatopathology, this book consists primarily of an atlas of excellent photomicrographs and one authors valuable sketches. The authors objective is to produce a primer for trainees at all levels, a worthy objective. This is a valuable book for medical students and first year pathology and dermatology residents, and trainees in other fields would find it useful as well. (Barbara M. Egbert, Doodys Book Reviews, August, 2013)

Dermatopathology often presents considerable difficulty for the dermatologist in training when defining the subtle differences in the appearance of various conditions. This Atlas of Essential Dermatopathology is based on materials developed during dermatopathology teaching signout at the Massachusetts General Hospital and replicates the experience at the microscope. It contains numerous hand drawn sketches and tables plus stunning histological images to describe the appearances of common dermatologic conditions. Each chapter is brief and focuses on the main learning points. Tables of special stains, immunohistochemical markers and a glossary olã+