Cutaneous Adnexal Neoplasms

This superbly illustrated book is the most comprehensive available guide to adnexal neoplasms of the skin. More than 70 entities are described in individual chapters that follow a uniform structure: historical review, clinical features, histopathology, histogenesis, immunohistochemistry, molecular anomalies, and treatment. Readers will find state of the art knowledge on all aspects, including the cytogenetic and chromosomal abnormalities associated with each neoplasm. Without exception, the illustrations are high-quality, full-color, original digital pictures. The histopathology images are taken from perfectly cut and stained sections and the immunohistochemistry illustrations are of an unrivalled quality among textbooks of dermatology and dermatopathology. A complete list of references from original description to the present day is also supplied for each neoplasm. Cutaneous adnexal neoplasms are a large and heterogeneous group of benign and malignant lesions. This book will assist the reader in early and correct recognition, which is essential for appropriate choice of treatment and prognostic assessment.

Luis Requena, MD, is Professor of Dermatology and Chairman of the Department of Dermatology at Fundacion Jimenez Diaz, Universidad Autonoma, Madrid, Spain. He is also Visiting Professor of Dermatology at Wake Forest University and UCSF in the United States and at Graz University in Austria. Dr. Requena is a member of the Executive Committee of the International Society of Dermatopathology and a member of the Advisory Board and Examination Committee of the International Committee for Dermatopathology – European Union Medical Specialists. He is on the editorial boards of several leading journals and has won 40 national and international research prizes in Dermatology and Dermatopathology. He has trained more than 100 residents and fellows. He is the author of 420 papers in journals included in MedLine (PubMed) as well as 93 chapters in textbooks. In addition he is the main author of 11 monographs.

Omar P. Sangueza, MD, is Director of Dermatopathology and Professor of Pathology and Dermatology at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA. He is also an Honorary Professor at the University of Montevideo, Uruguay. Dr. Sangueza is a past president of the International Society of Dermatopathology and current president of the Sociedad Iberolatinoamericana de Dermatopatologia. He is also Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Dermatopathology. Dr. Sangueza has received a number of awards, including the Walter R. Nickel Award from the American Society of Dermatopathology for Excellence in the Teaching of Dermatopathology. To date, he has trained around 70 national and international fellows. He is the author of 185 peer-reviewed journal articles as well as more than 15 book chapters and three books, including Pathology of Vascular Skin Lesions(Humana Press).