Cutaneous Pathology

This new resource provides comprehensive coverage of dermatopathology in a layout that can be used at the bench. Leading authorities in the field provide up-to-date information on inflammatory diseases of the skin, developmental and acquired alterations of the epidermis and dermis, benign and malignant neoplasms, and more. A pattern recognition approach helps readers to logically reach clinical diagnosis. Organizes discussion of each entity according to definition, clinical features, histopathological features, clinicopathologic correlation, and differential diagnosis and pitfalls. Illustrates key concepts with detailed figures, tables, and photomicrographs. Provides scanning power and magnification scale indicators where necessary to demonstrate the salient histological features. Discusses inflammatory diseases, such as dermatitis, granulomatous dermatitis, vasculitis, panniculitis, bullous diseases, and more. Reviews all the current information on developmental and acquired alterations of the epidermis and dermis. Presents state-of-the-art knowledge of neoplastic diseases including epidermal neoplasms, adnexal neoplasms and cysts, and pseudolymphoma and lymphoma. Offers an abundance of algorithms to aid in differential diagnosis.