2 Pathology and Molecular Features of Melanocytic Nevi and Melanoma Anjela Galan HISTOPATHOLOGY OF BENIGN MELANOCYTIC NEVI Melanocytic nevi (MN) are benign neoplasms of melanocyte origin with a…
4 Staging, Workup, and Surveillance Jocelyn Depathy and Stephan Ariyan Epidemiologic studies of malignant melanoma have shown a steady rise in the incidence of this disease in various…
3 Spitz Nevus, Spitzoid Melanoma, and Atypical Spitzoid Neoplasm Rossitza Lazova In 1948, Sophie Spitz, a pathologist from Memorial Hospital in New York City, described the melanoma of…
12 Alternative Therapies: Regional Chemotherapy for Malignant Melanoma Danielle M. Bello and Charlotte E. Ariyan INTRODUCTION Half of all patients with cutaneous melanoma have their primary lesion located…
5 Surgical Management—Lentigo Maligna and Invasive Melanoma Samuel Kim, Stephan Ariyan, and Deepak Narayan LENTIGO MALIGNA Introduction Lentigo maligna (LM), otherwise known as Hutchinson’s melanotic freckle, is a…
6 Special Sites Sarah Persing and Deepak Narayan INTRODUCTION Melanocytes are derived from the neural crest and are widely distributed throughout cutaneous and various mucosal sites. Although melanomas…
8 Lymph Node Dissection Daniel C. Thomas and Dale Han INDICATIONS Lymphadenectomy is indicated for the treatment of macroscopic or microscopic melanoma metastatic to associated nodal basin draining…
