Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer and Cutaneous Melanoma

This book describes and illustrates the reconstructive surgical techniques appropriate in patients with skin cancer and melanoma, according to anatomic region, with a view to enabling readers to perform these techniques optimally. An extensive introductory section discusses skin cancer and melanoma from the points of view of dermatology, oncology, pathology, radiotherapy, nuclear medicine, and plastic and reconstructive surgery. The surgical treatment and reconstruction of localized skin cancer and melanoma in each anatomic region are then explained step by step with the aid of a wealth of color photos. The final section similarly presents the techniques and procedures appropriate for the surgical treatment and reconstruction of lymph node metastases, covering the sentinel node, lymphadenectomy, and lymphedema. This book will be immensely valuable for plastic and general surgeons, and also of interest for dermatologists, pathologists, oncologists, and nuclear medicine physicians.​

Othon Papadopoulos, MD, PhD, is Professor in Plastic Surgery at Athens University School of Medicine. Dr. Papadopoulos gained his medical degree and doctorate from the Athens University School of Medicine before undertaking residencies in plastic surgery and maxillofacial surgery. He achieved his specialty diploma in General Surgery in 1977 and in Maxillofacial and Facial Plastic Surgery in 1980 (from the French College of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery). He was appointed Assistant Professor in Plastic Surgery at the University of Athens Medical School in 1993, Associate Professor in 2003, and Full Professor in 2010. Dr. Papadopoulos is primary training supervisor in the Hellenic Society of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons (HESPRAS). He is an invited reviewer for national and international journals, including the Hellenic Plastic Surgery Journal of HESPRAS and the French journal, Annales de Chirurgie Plastique et Esthétique, and is a founding member of the Hellenic Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery. He has authored more than 80 publications in international peer-reviewed journals.

Nikolaos A. Papadopulos, MD, Ph.D., FACS, is a researcher, clinician and Full Professor in Plastic Surgery at the Alexandroupoli University Hospital, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece, and the University Hospital rechts der Isar, Munich Technical University, Germany and Visiting Professor of Plastic Surgery at the School of Medicine, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.