This issue of Clinics in Plastic Surgery, Guest Edited by Drs. Brian R. Gastman and Michael W. Neumeister, is dedicated to Melanoma. This issue is one of four selected each year. Articles in this issue include, but are not limited to: Melanoma risk factors and prevention, Biology and signaling pathways of melanoma, Immunobiology of melanoma, Clinical diagnosis and classification, Histopathologic and molecular diagnosis of melanoma, AJCC staging and other platforms to assess prognosis and risk, Current treatment guidelines of primary melanoma including wide excision and use of sentinel node biopsy, Dermatologic follow-up and assessment of suspicious lesions, Immunotherapy of melanoma, Targeted therapies for melanoma, Non-operative intra-tumoral therapies, Role of radiation for locoregional and distant metastatic melanoma, Adjuvant and neoadjuvant therapy for melanoma, Surgery of the nodal basins for trunk and extremity melanoma, Extirpative considerations of melanoma of the head and neck, Treatment of lentigo melanoma of the head and neck, Reconstructive considerations of melanoma of the head and neck, Melanoma of the hands and feet, Rare variants of melanoma, and Emerging therapies for melanoma.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Contributors - p. iii 6. Forthcoming Issues - p. xii 7. Preface - p. xiii 8. Melanoma Risk Factors and Prevention - p. 543 9. Canonical Signaling Pathways in Melanoma - p. 551 10. Immunobiology of Melanoma - p. 561 11. Clinical Diagnosis and Classification: Including Biopsy Techniques and Noninvasive Imaging - p. 577 12. Histopathologic and Molecular Diagnosis of Melanoma - p. 587 13. American Joint Committee on Cancer Staging and Other Platforms to Assess Prognosis and Risk - p. 599 14. Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy, Lymph Node Dissection, and Lymphedema Management Options in Melanoma - p. 607 15. Dermatologic Follow-up and Assessment of Suspicious Lesions - p. 617 16. Non-Operative Options for Loco-regional Melanoma - p. 631 17. Radiation Therapy for Local Cutaneous Melanoma - p. 643 18. Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant Therapeutics for the Treatment of Cutaneous Melanoma - p. 651 19. Extirpative Considerations of Melanoma of the Head and Neck - p. 659 20. Lentigo Maligna - p. 669 21. Spitz Nevus: Review and Update - p. 677 22. Melanoma of the Hands and Feet (With Reconstruction) - p. 687 23. Melanoma in Pregnancy and Pediatrics - p. 699 24. Mucosal Melanoma - p. 707 25. Emerging Therapies in the Treatment of Advanced Melanoma - p. 713
This issue of Clinics in Plastic Surgery, Guest Edited by Drs. Brian R. Gastman and Michael W. Neumeister, is dedicated to Melanoma. This issue is one of four selected each year. Articles in this issue include, but are not limited to: Melanoma risk factors and prevention, Biology and signaling pathways of melanoma, Immunobiology of melanoma, Clinical diagnosis and classification, Histopathologic and molecular diagnosis of melanoma, AJCC staging and other platforms to assess prognosis and risk, Current treatment guidelines of primary melanoma including wide excision and use of sentinel node biopsy, Dermatologic follow-up and assessment of suspicious lesions, Immunotherapy of melanoma, Targeted therapies for melanoma, Non-operative intra-tumoral therapies, Role of radiation for locoregional and distant metastatic melanoma, Adjuvant and neoadjuvant therapy for melanoma, Surgery of the nodal basins for trunk and extremity melanoma, Extirpative considerations of melanoma of the head and neck, Treatment of lentigo melanoma of the head and neck, Reconstructive considerations of melanoma of the head and neck, Melanoma of the hands and feet, Rare variants of melanoma, and Emerging therapies for melanoma.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Contributors - p. iii 6. Forthcoming Issues - p. xii 7. Preface - p. xiii 8. Melanoma Risk Factors and Prevention - p. 543 9. Canonical Signaling Pathways in Melanoma - p. 551 10. Immunobiology of Melanoma - p. 561 11. Clinical Diagnosis and Classification: Including Biopsy Techniques and Noninvasive Imaging - p. 577 12. Histopathologic and Molecular Diagnosis of Melanoma - p. 587 13. American Joint Committee on Cancer Staging and Other Platforms to Assess Prognosis and Risk - p. 599 14. Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy, Lymph Node Dissection, and Lymphedema Management Options in Melanoma - p. 607 15. Dermatologic Follow-up and Assessment of Suspicious Lesions - p. 617 16. Non-Operative Options for Loco-regional Melanoma - p. 631 17. Radiation Therapy for Local Cutaneous Melanoma - p. 643 18. Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant Therapeutics for the Treatment of Cutaneous Melanoma - p. 651 19. Extirpative Considerations of Melanoma of the Head and Neck - p. 659 20. Lentigo Maligna - p. 669 21. Spitz Nevus: Review and Update - p. 677 22. Melanoma of the Hands and Feet (With Reconstruction) - p. 687 23. Melanoma in Pregnancy and Pediatrics - p. 699 24. Mucosal Melanoma - p. 707 25. Emerging Therapies in the Treatment of Advanced Melanoma - p. 713
