| Preface | |
| Introduction | |
| Précis of the book |
| Book layout |
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| Chapter 1 | Skin biology and relevant science |
| Primer of skin anatomy |
| Pigmentation and Melanin |
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| Chapter 2 | UVR and the skin’s response |
| Types of UVR |
| UVR causes erythema |
| The example of xeroderma pigmentosum |
| The action spectrum for erythema |
| From erythema to tanning |
| Variation in the response to UVR |
| Chronic response to UVR |
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| Chapter 3 | Skin carcinogenesis |
| Inherited cancer syndromes |
| The immune system and immunosurveillance |
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| Chapter 4 | Summary of the science so far |
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| Chapter 5 | Non-melanoma skin cancer |
| Introduction |
| Actinic keratoses |
| Bowen’s disease |
| Basal cell carcinoma |
| Squamous cell carcinoma |
| Keratoacanthoma |
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| Chapter 6 | Treatment of NMSC |
| Surgical excision |
| Curettage and cautery |
| Cryotherapy |
| Topical chemotherapy |
| Mohs’ micrographic surgery |
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| Chapter 7 | Melanoma |
| Causes of melanoma |
| The complicated relation with UVR |
| Clinical presentation |
| Therapy of melanoma |
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| Chapter 8 | Mimics of skin cancer |
| Freckles |
| Seborrhoeic keratoses |
| Solar Lentigines |
| Melanocytic nevi |
| Dysplastic nevi |
| Other pigmented lesions |
| Vascular lesions |
| Viral warts |
| Sebaceous hyperplasia |
| Dermatofibromas |
| Skin tags |
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| Chapter 9 | Other types of skin cancer |
| Lymphoma |
| Kaposi’s sarcoma |
| Paget’s disease of the skin |
| Merkel cell carcinoma |
| Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans |
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| Chapter 10 | More images of skin cancer and its mimics |
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| Chapter 11 | Answers to questions |
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| Chapter 12 | Acknowledgments |
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