Pathology and genetics of skin tumours

"Pathology and Genetics of Skin Tumours" is the latest volume in the new "WHO" series on histological and genetic typing of human tumours.

This authoritative, concise reference book provides an international standard for dermatologists, pathologists and oncologists and will serve as an indispensable guide for use in the design of studies monitoring response to therapy and clinical outcome.

Diagnostic criteria, pathological features and associated genetic alterations are described in a strictly disease-orientated manner.

Sections on all WHO-recognized neoplasms and their variants include ICD-10 codes, incidence, age and sex distribution, location, clinical signs and symptoms, pathology, genetics and predictive factors.

The book, prepared by more than 150 authors from 20 countries, contains 648 color photographs, clinical images and charts, and more than 2600 references.