Dermatopathology volume in the Foundations in Diagnostic Pathology series provides the reader with the full gamut of knowledge in an affordable and practical format. It features highly templated and illustrated chapters, and employs a wealth of boxes and tables to provide the reader with the necessary information on all aspects of a pathologic entity: clinical features, pathologic features (gross and microscopic), ancillary studies, differential diagnosis, prognostic and therapeutic considerations, and selected bibliography. It includes coverage of metabolic, systemic, allergic, infectious, and inflammatory skin diseases, as well as in-depth coverage of skin tumors.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section 1: Histology of the Skin

Section 2: Non-Neoplastic Disorders

Chapter 1: Inflammatory Disease of the Dermis and Epidermis

Chapter 2: Panniculitis

Chapter 3: Infectious Diseases of the Skin

Chapter 4: Cutaneous Vasculitis

Chapter 5: Blistering Skin Diseases

Chapter 6: Deposition Disorders and Miscellaneous Alterations of Dermal Connective Tissue

Chapter 7: Non-neoplastic Disorders of Pigmentation

Chapter 8: Non-Neoplastic Disorders of Hair

Chapter 9: Cysts and Sinuses

Section 3: Tumors and Psuedotumors of the Skin and Subcutis

Chapter 10: Tumors of the Epidermis

Chapter 11: Adnexal Tumors

Chapter 12: Melanocytic Proliferations

Chapter 13: Soft Tissue Tumors and Tumor-like Reactions

Chapter 14: Hematopoietic Neoplasms

Chapter 15: Histiocytic Proliferations

Chapter 16: Cutaneous Neuroendocrine (Merkel Cell) Carcinoma

Chapter 17: Cutaneous Metastases

Section 4: Pathology of Special Sites

Chapter 18: Neoplastic and Non-Neoplastic Disorders of the Nail Apparatus

Chapter 19: Neoplastic and Non-Neoplastic Disorders of the Conjunctiva

Section 5: Frozen Sections and Pathologic Evaluations of Sections from Mohns Surgery