High-Risk Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Practical Guide for Patient Management
Chrysalyne D. Schmults, "High-Risk Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Practical Guide for Patient Management"
2016 | ISBN-10: 3662470802 | 255 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
2016 | ISBN-10: 3662470802 | 255 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
Only text devoted to squamous cell carcinoma of the skin with a focus on high-risk tumors that may recur or metastasize
Summaries of new prognostic information and staging systems allowing more precise definition of high-risk tumors
Tips on practical management of challenging cases, including multiple tumors/field cancerization, high-risk tumors, nodal metastases, and unresectable disease
This book is a cutting-edge resource that provides clinicians with the up-to-date practical knowledge required in order to manage SCC patients optimally. It summarizes newly available information relating to the definition of high-risk SCC, its pathophysiologic underpinnings, and its management. New prognostic information and staging systems are summarized that enable high-risk tumors to be defined more precisely than ever before. Many helpful tips are provided on the practical management of challenging cases, including multiple tumors/field cancerization, high-risk tumors, nodal metastases, and unresectable disease. The authors are all acknowledged experts in the emerging field of high-risk and advanced SCC.