Steven D. Billings – författare

This issue of Clinics in Laboratory Medicine, edited by Dr. Steven Billings, will cover Dermatopathology. Topics covered in this issue include Blue nevi and related lesions, sentinel lymph node biopsies in melanoma, Spitzoid melanocytic neoplasms, Tumor immunology related to melanoma, Molecular aspects of melanoma, Merkel cell carcinoma, Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Cutaneous T-cell lymphomas, Cutaneous B-cell lymphomas, Myeloid neoplasms, among others.

For trusted, comprehensive, and lavishly illustrated information on dermatopathology, look no further than McKee's Pathology of the Skin, 6th Edition. This fully revised reference provides clinical guidance from internationally renowned experts along with details on etiology, pathogenesis, histopathology, and differential diagnosis-making this unique resource unparalleled in its wealth of clinical and histopathological material. It’s a must-have resource for practicing dermatopathologists and general pathologists who sign out skin biopsies.Covers pathological aspects of skin diseases in addition to providing superb descriptions and illustrations of their clinical manifestations-the only available reference with this unique combination of features.Offers highly illustrated coverage of inflammatory skin diseases, neoplastic conditions, infectious diseases, and other dermatological disorders, with sections on clinical correlations, histopathological features, and differential diagnoses, making it a valuable resource for both dermatologists and pathologists.Contains more than 5,000 superb histopathologic and clinical illustrations that demonstrate the range of histologic manifestations, and features bulleted lists of clinical features and differential diagnosis tables for easy reference.Brings you up to date with key molecular aspects of disease, including targeted therapy and personalized medicine.Includes an extensively revised chapter on melanoma that reflects recent significant changes in cancer research, the molecular mechanism of cancer, and the implications of these mechanisms in developing targeted therapies for treatment.Discusses key topics such as including the use of biologics for the treatment of inflammatory disease; new antigens/antibodies for tumor diagnosis and staging; next-generation sequencing and other molecular assays; improved clinical-pathological correlations for integrated care; increased understanding of genetic skin disorders and rare dermatological conditions; and much more.An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date.

Inflammatory Dermatopathology: A Pathologist's Survival Guide provides expert guidance for the reader to develop a systematic approach to the diagnosis of inflammatory disorders of the skin.

This comprehensive, yet user friendly, volume specifically focuses on cutaneous soft tissue tumors, one of the most challenging areas in dermatopathology.

Inflammatory Dermatopathology: A Pathologist's Survival Guide provides expert guidance for the reader to develop a systematic approach to the diagnosis of inflammatory disorders of the skin. It covers the most common and clinically important inflammatory disorders of the skin through an image-rich easy to read format. Each section includes practical tips to help navigate the differential diagnosis. Microscopic features are listed as bullet points to enhance readability. Examples of diagnostic comments that practicing pathologists can utilize in their own reports are also provided. Demonstrating a global understanding of inflammatory dermatoses in a quick and efficient manner, Inflammatory Dermatopathology: A Pathologist's Survival Guide will both guide the reader in how to approach inflammatory dermatoses, as well as provide a tool that will help with the writing of surgical pathology reports.

This fully updated and revised new edition will guide the reader to develop a systematic approach to the diagnosis of inflammatory disorders of the skin. The second edition of Inflammatory Dermatopathology will be of great value to surgical pathologists, pathology residents, dermatology residents, and dermatopathology fellows.