1;Foreword;6 2;Preface;7 3;Contents;8 4;List of Contributors;10 5;The Morphologic Dimension in the Diagnosis of Melanocytic Skin Lesions;16 6;Clinical Examination of Melanocytic Neoplasms Including ABCDE Criteria;18 7;Dermoscopic Examination;22 8;Melanoma: the Morphological Dimension;38 9;Laser- Scanning Confocal Microscopy;54 10;Automatic Diagnosis;62 11;Multispectral Image Analysis;67 12;Teledermatology;72 13;The Life of Melanocytic Nevi;76 14;Acral Nevus;81 15;Agminated Nevus;90 16;Blue Nevus;93 17;Atypical ( Dysplastic) Nevus;102 18;Combined Nevus;112 19;Common Nevus;117 20;Congenital Melanocytic Nevi;121 21;Melanocytic Nevi on the Genitalia and Melanocytic Nevi on Other Special Locations;134 22;Halo Nevus;139 23;Irritated Nevus and Meyerson's Nevus;144 24;Melanocytic Lesions in Darker Racial Ethnic Groups;150 25;Miescher Nevus;154 26;Nevi with Particular Pigmentation: Black, Pink, and White Nevus;157 27;Recurrent Nevus;162 28;Spitz Nevus and Its Variants;166 29;Syndromes Involving Melanocytic Lesions;179 30;Nail Apparatus Nevus ( Subungual Nevus, Nail Matrix Nevus);188 31;Unna Nevus;196 32;Epidemiology of Melanoma;200 33;Acral Melanoma;211 34;Amelanotic Melanoma;219 35;Early Evolution of Melanoma ( Small- Diameter Melanoma);228 36;False- Negative Melanomas;236 37;Genital Melanoma;244 38;Melanoma of the Face;248 39;Melanoma of the Trunk and Limbs Including Superficial and Nodular Melanoma;252 40;Cutaneous Metastatic Melanoma;275 41;Scalp Melanoma;280 42;Nail Apparatus Melanoma ( Subungual Melanoma, Nail Matrix Melanoma);285 43;Pigmented Basal Cell Carcinoma;294 44;Dermatofibroma;301 45;Lentigines Including Lentigo Simplex, Reticulated Lentigo and Actinic Lentigo;305 46;Squamous Cell Carcinoma Including Actinic Keratosis, Bowen's Disease, Keratoacanthoma, and Its Pigmented Variants;310 47;Vascular Lesions;318 48;Seborrheic Keratosis Including Lichen Planus- like Keratosis;328 49;Subject Index;344