As essential a text for GPs as for dermatologists, this book is an atlas-like representation of the various forms of melanocytic skin lesions associated with cutaneous melanomas and other pigmented skin tumors. It is a comprehensive and up-to-date text on the practical issues surrounding the management of individuals with these lesions. It encompasses the classical methods of morphology such as the clinical and dermoscopic examination and dermatopathology. The book also deals with the most up-to-date diagnostic approaches such as laser scanning in-vivo microscopy and automated diagnosis. The visual 'atlas' includes superb clinical, dermoscopic and histopathologic images.

"This atlas-like presentation covers the various faces of melanocytic skin lesions of cutaneous melanomas and other pigmented skin tumors. It encompasses the classical methods of morphology such as the clinical and dermoscopic examination and dermatopathology as well as the most up-to-date diagnostic approaches such as laser scanning in-vivo microscopy and automated diagnosis. The core of this book represents an atlas with excellent clinical, dermoscopic and histopathologic images on melanocytic nevi, various types of melanomas and relevant other pigmented skin tumors including basal-cell carcinomas. Each of these well illustrated entities is presented following the same structure characterized by definition, clinical and dermoscopic features, relevant clinical differential diagnosis as well as practical aspects of management. Core messages will recapitulate the most pertinent facets of each entity. This comprehensive up-to-date text informs the reader on all practical issues of the modern-day management of individuals with melanocytic skin lesions. TOC:The Morphologic Dimension: The morphologic dimension in the diagnosis of melanocytic skin lesions. Clinical examination including ABCDE. Dermoscopic examination. Dermatopathology.- Future Diagnostic Approaches: Laser scanning in-vivo microscopy. Automatic diagnosis. Multispectral Image Analysis. Teledermatology.- Melanocytic Nevi: The life of moles. Acral nevus. Agminated nevus. Blue nevus. Clark (dysplastic) nevus. Combined nevus. Common nevus. Congenital nevus including its variants (e.g. Nevus spilus). Genital nevus and nevi on other special locations. Halo nevus. Irritated nevus including Meyerson nevus. Melanocytic lesions in people of color. Miescher nevus. Nevi arising in unusual clinical settings. Nevi with particular coloration (black nevus, red nevus, white nevus). Recurrent nevus. Spitz nevus including its variants (e.g. Reed nevus). Syndromes that involve melanocytic lesions. Subungual nevus. Unna nevus.- Melanoma: Epidemiology of melanoma. Acral melanoma. Amelanotic melanoma. Early evolution of melanoma (small diameter melanoma). False negative melanoma. Genital melanoma. Melanoma of the face. Melanoma of the trunk and limbs including superficial and nodular melanoma. Metastatic melanoma. Scalp melanoma. Subungual melanoma.- Other pigmented skin tumors: Basal-cell carcinoma. Dermatofibroma. Lentigines including lentigo simplex, reticulated lentigo and actinic lentigo. Rare pigmented skin neoplasms. Squamous-cell carcinoma including pigmented actinic keratosis. Vascular lesions. Verruca seborrhoica including lichen planus-like keratosis."

The Morphologic Dimension in the Diagnosis of Melanocytic Skin Lesions.- Clinical Examination of Melanocytic Neoplasms Including ABCDE Criteria.- Dermoscopic Examination.- Melanoma: the Morphological Dimension.- Laser-Scanning Confocal Microscopy.- Automatic Diagnosis.- Multispectral Image Analysis.- Teledermatology.- The Life of Melanocytic Nevi.- Acral Nevus.- Agminated Nevus.- Blue Nevus.- Atypical (Dysplastic) Nevus.- Combined Nevus.- Common Nevus.- Congenital Melanocytic Nevi.- Melanocytic Nevi on the Genitalia and Melanocytic Nevi on Other Special Locations.- Halo Nevus.- Irritated Nevus and Meyerson's Nevus.- Melanocytic Lesions in Darker Racial Ethnic Groups.- Miescher Nevus.- Nevi with Particular Pigmentation: Black, Pink, and White Nevus.- Recurrent Nevus.- Spitz Nevus and Its Variants.- Syndromes Involving Melanocytic Lesions.- Nail Apparatus Nevus (Subungual Nevus, Nail Matrix Nevus).- Unna Nevus.- Epidemiology of Melanoma.- Acral Melanoma.- Amelanotic Melanoma.- Early Evolution of Melanoma (Small-Diameter Melanoma).- False-Negative Melanomas.- Genital Melanoma.- Melanoma of the Face.- Melanoma of the Trunk and Limbs Including Superficial and Nodular Melanoma.- Cutaneous Metastatic Melanoma.- Scalp Melanoma.- Nail Apparatus Melanoma (Subungual Melanoma, Nail Matrix Melanoma).- Pigmented Basal Cell Carcinoma.- Dermatofibroma.- Lentigines Including Lentigo Simplex, Reticulated Lentigo and Actinic Lentigo.- Squamous Cell Carcinoma Including Actinic Keratosis, Bowen's Disease, Keratoacanthoma, and Its Pigmented Variants.- Vascular Lesions.- Seborrheic Keratosis Including Lichen Planus-like Keratosis.