Horacio Cabo - Comprehensive Atlas of Dermatoscopy Cases

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Its my great pleasure and honor to write a few words to comment on this last endeavor in the field of dermoscopy. Horacio and Aimilios are not only among the world leaders of this technique but also represent the past, present, and future of our beloved field of interest.

I met Horacio for the first time in Rome in 2001, at the first World Congress of Dermoscopy, and since then there was no project or major event in the field of dermoscopy in which he was not present and deeply involved. Aimilios represents the new blood, the one who took dermoscopy to the next step and who will contribute to the further development of the technique in the near future. In sum, dermoscopy is in their genes and, therefore, this atlas is a must-read book.

The concept behind this book is to provide the reader with exceptional examples of the vast majority of skin conditions, of which dermoscopy may facilitate the diagnosis or management. I am sure this book will definitely contribute to the body of knowledge in dermoscopy and further expand the didactic material, which will help our young clinicians to improve their ability to recognize pigmented and non-pigmented skin tumors, as well as many other dermatologic conditions.

Dear friends and colleagues,

The book you hold in your hands (or see on your screen) is not one more textbook on dermoscopy. It is rather a collection

A collection of exemplar cases with high didactic value, highlighting how dermoscopy improves our everyday work as clinicians.

A collection of experience from several years we spent on practicing and teaching dermoscopy.

A collection of good friends and excellent colleaguesmost of them already famous experts in the field, who contributed with their cases.

The book includes cases of numerous entities (mostly, but not exclusively, skin tumors) of different levels of diagnostic difficulty.

Presented in an easy-to-read way, each case consists of a short description of the clinical history, followed by macroscopic and dermatoscopic images, in a way that the readers can exercise their diagnostic capacity. Immediately afterwards, the dermatoscopic image is analyzed and the most important clues leading to the correct diagnosis are highlighted, aiming to help the reader to improve his/her diagnostic skills. Finally, a few key points on the topic are discussed.

The cases have been ordered not by diagnosis but according to the clinical presentation and the anatomic site, aiming to approach as much as possible the real clinical scenario.

Cases are presented within the chapters. Each case is specific to one or several of the chapter authors, whose initials are presented in parentheses next to the case number.

Our aim was to provide an easy-to-follow tool to practice and improve the diagnostic skills of the readers, highlight useful clues, and underline management rules that are particularly useful for the ordinary clinical practice.

We deeply thank all our friends and colleagues that contributed with their great cases, allowing us to create this beautiful collection.

We hope that you will find the book useful and that you will enjoy reading it.