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Part 2: CME # 115 ? June 2003 Advances and Challenges in Melanoma
Clinical Diagnosis, Staging, Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy and Medical Treatment Options

Part 1: CME # 115 ? June 2003 Advances and Challenges in Melanoma
Clinical Diagnosis, Staging, Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy and Medical Treatment Options

Demystifying the New Melanoma Staging Guidelines
This revised system will likely lead to more accurate staging and treatment for your melanoma patient. Here?s help in understanding what?s new and in applying the guidelines.

Pediatric Melanoma on the Rise
Growing evidence ? coupled with anecdotal reports from dermatologists in academic centers and community practice ? suggest that the dreaded diagnosis is less rare now.

The Dilemma Of Nail Pigmentation
Is it malignant or not? Here?s how to tell when nail plate pigmentation signals a malignancy.

Total Body Photography: A Valid Approach for Improving Patient Care
The following is a response to the Issues in Dermatology column titled ?Picture Perfect??, which appeared in the December 2006 issue of Skin & Aging.

Congenital Melanocytic Nevi
DeDavid found 12% of patients with LCMN had primary melanoma within a CMN, and all patients had their CMN in an axial location.13 Patients with CMN on the extremities did not develop melanoma. Evaluating the Size of CMN in Relation to Melanoma Risk Many dermatologists question the risk of melanoma in small- and medium-sized nevi as they are more commonly encountered in clinical practice. The risks for melanoma include: large size of the congenital nevus (>20 cm); multiple satellite nevi and...

Adding a Subspecialty with Ease: Spotlight on: Pigmented Lesions
In this series, we?ll explore key clinical and practical components that you?ll need to know to successfully incorporate subspecialty services into your practice.

Point: SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY: Is it the new standard of care?
Yes, SLN biopsy is the standard of care for biopsy-proven malignant melanoma.

Effectively Using Dermoscopy: A Self- Assessment Quiz
This article offers you a look at dermoscopy images?take the quiz and make the correct diagnosis. The answers are at the bottom ? but don?t cheat!

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Fall Clinical Dermatology 2007

An Update On Advance In Acne And Excerpts From What's New In The Medicine Cabinet

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Articles in this supplement are based on the proceedings from the 13th annual Acne Case Reports Roundtable Meeting.

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2007 ADVANCES IN COSMETIC & MEDICAL DERMATOLOGY “MAUI DERM” CONFERENCE

ARTICLES IN THIS SUPPLEMENT ARE BASED ON SELECTED PRESENTATIONS FROM THE ADVANCES IN COSMETIC & MEDICAL DERMATOLOGY “MAUI DERM” 2007 CONFERENCE HELD JANUARY 17-22, 2007, IN MAUI, HAWAII.

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July 2007 CME Supplement

Nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) is the most common malignancy, affecting more than 1 million people in the United States alone.

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2007 Winter Dermatology Conference Hawaii®

Based on selected presentations from the Winter Dermatology Conference® held in Kohala Coast, Hawaii, January 13-17, 2007.

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2006 4th Annual Fall Conference Supplemental Proceedings

Articles in this supplement are based on selected presentations from the SDPA 4th Annual Fall CME Conference held November 8-11, 2006, in San Diego, CA.

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