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Review
. 2014:810:141-59.
doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-0437-2_8.

Histology of melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancer

Review

Histology of melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancer

Cornelia S L Müller. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2014.

Abstract

Incidence of skin tumors is increasing among elderly patients, and the multi-morbidities which occur in the elderly are a great challenge for dermatologists. Basis of every treatment of skin cancer patients is a reliable diagnosis. Therefore, histopathology serves as the gold standard in clinical dermatooncology and dermatologic surgery. This chapter provides a comprehensive review on the main types of melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancers, including precursor lesions.

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