Exposure to ultraviolet radiation Ultraviolet A Ultraviolet B Therapy with methoxsalen and ultraviolet A radiation Exposure to ionizing radiation Genodermatosis Oculocutaneous albinism Xeroderma pigmentosum Infection with human papillomavirus, especially types…
Pilar tumours Pilar adenoma immunoprofile is similar to basal-cell carcinoma (BCC) of skin: epithelial membrane antigen (EMA), carcinoembryonic antigen, S100, CD15 and CA72.4 are negative Desmoplastic trichoepithelioma versus infiltrative BCC:…
Fig. 23.1 Arrows show the flow of heat (FH) differences between different materials In a fast frozen tissue, temperature drops can be visualized as isotherms being at the center of…
Fig. 13.1 Clinical image (left upper corner) and dermoscopy of a nevus showing symmetry in the distribution of colors and structures and predominantly one color (brown). The predominant pattern is…
Advantages Outpatient treatment, even for tumours covering large areas Healthy tissue can be preserved Large safety margins possible (a decisive advantage over surgical excision margins that tend to be marginal…
Fig. 15.1 Clinical (a), dermoscopic (b), and HFUS/HRUS (c) images of a retroauricular basal cell carcinoma (BCC) Fig. 15.2 Clinical (a), dermoscopic (b), and HFUS/HRUS (c) images of a squamous…
where k is a form factor accounting for the impact of the cell on the extracellular field distribution, r is the radius of the cell (assumed to be spherical), θ…
Mature T-cell and NK-cell neoplasms Mature B-Cell neoplasms Mycosis fungoides Cutaneous marginal zone B-cell lymphoma (MALT type) Pagetoid reticulosis (localised disease) Cutaneous follicle centre lymphoma Follicular, syringotropic, granulomatous variants Cutaneous…
Fig. 16.1 In FD-OCT, each depth scan is performed by sampling the interference pattern in optical frequency space, either with a spectrometer and a broadband light source (a) or with…
Fig. 4.1 Major pathways involved in melanoma. Arrows, activating signals; interrupted lines, inhibiting signals. CDKN2A cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor of kinase 2A, CDK2/4/6 cyclin-dependent kinase 2/4/6, MDM2 murine double minute 2…
