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Benign and Malignant Skin Tumors

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Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

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Skin neoplasms are common concerns for which patients seek medical attention. Familiarity with these benign and malignant tumors is essential for appropriate evaluation and management. In the current era, skin cancer is the most common neoplasm in humans—more than 1 million new cases will be diagnosed in the United States this year. Pigmented lesions pose a particular challenge because melanoma, the potentially lethal form of skin cancer, is always part of the differential diagnosis. Fortunately, early detection and prompt treatment of skin cancer, especially in the case of melanoma, improve overall prognosis and survival.

This chapter reviews the epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical presentation, histopa-thology, and management of common benign and malignant skin tumors including sebor-rheic keratoses, melanocytic nevi, actinic keratoses, squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), basal cell carcinoma (BCC), and melanoma.

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Abbreviations

AJCC:

American Joint Committee on Cancer

BCC:

Basal cell carcinoma

DFSP:

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans

EMPD:

Extramammary Paget's disease

FAMMM:

Familial atypical multiple mole melanoma syndrome

MAC:

Microcystic adnexal carcinoma

NMSC:

Nonmelanoma skin cancer

PUVA:

Psoralen plus ultraviolet A radiation

SLNB:

Sentinel lymph node biopsy

SCC:

Squamous cell carcinoma

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  1. Department of Plastic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Risal S. Djohan

  2. Department of Dermatology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Rebecca Tung

  3. Department of Dermatology and Plastic Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Esteban Fernandez-Faith

  4. Department of Dermatology and Dermatopathology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA

    Laszlo Karai

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Djohan, R.S., Tung, R., Fernandez-Faith, E., Karai, L. (2010). Benign and Malignant Skin Tumors. In: Siemionow, M.Z., Eisenmann-Klein, M. (eds) Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Springer Specialist Surgery Series. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-513-0_16

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