{"id":5575,"date":"2011-03-05T19:37:53","date_gmt":"2011-03-05T18:37:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/"},"modified":"2026-10-17T12:13:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T11:13:54","slug":"books-about-melanoma","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/en\/melanoma-resources\/books-about-melanoma\/","title":{"rendered":"Melanoma books: reading choices and historical catalogue"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"im26-diagnosis-guide im26-care-guide\">\n<p class=\"im26-care-intro\">Patient reading, professional textbooks and historical works in context.<\/p>\n<nav aria-label=\"On this page\" class=\"im26-dg-toc\"><strong>On this page<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"#care-orientarsi\">Choose a book for its purpose<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#care-catalogo\">How to read the retained historical catalogue<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<section class=\"im26-dg-section\" id=\"care-orientarsi\">\n<h2>Choose a book for its purpose<\/h2>\n<p>A book can provide a coherent explanation, but rapid oncology developments make edition checking essential. A useful pathology or history text may be outdated on immunotherapy, targeted treatments or social rights. Before purchasing, verify title, authors, publisher, year and contents in the publisher\u2019s or a library\u2019s catalogue.<\/p>\n<p>Patients and families may find accessible resources such as AIMaC booklets and NCI information a better starting point. For professionals, dermoscopy atlases, pathology texts and oncology reference works serve different purposes. An atlas cannot diagnose a lesion from a home photograph alone.<\/p>\n<p>As an example of an edition newer than the original collection, Springer documents Cutaneous Melanoma, sixth edition, 2020, ISBN 978-3-030-05068-9. It is a professional reference work, not a treatment guide automatically updated to 2026. Clinical decisions require current <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/en\/melanoma-resources\/melanoma-guidelines\/\">guidelines<\/a> and regulatory information alongside it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"im26-dg-sources\"><small>Sources: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/referencework\/10.1007\/978-3-030-05070-2\">Springer \u2014 Cutaneous Melanoma, sixth edition, 2020<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aimac.it\/\">AIMaC \u2014 Associazione italiana malati di cancro<\/a>; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.gov\/types\/skin\/hp\/melanoma-treatment-pdq\">NCI \u2014 Melanoma Treatment (PDQ)<\/a>.<\/small><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"im26-dg-section\" id=\"care-catalogo\">\n<h2>How to read the retained historical catalogue<\/h2>\n<p>The original collection is retained below, including dermoscopy, surgery, pathology, paediatrics, uveal melanoma, genetics, medico-legal works and personal accounts. Historically listed titles, attributions and years do not certify current commercial availability or the latest edition. Some original citations are incomplete or contain typographical errors: compare them with a bibliographic catalogue before ordering rather than relying only on a cover image.<\/p>\n<p>Dated descriptions referring to \u201clatest therapies\u201d meant the time of publication. For example, the 2009 Balch reference covered epidemiology, prevention, genetics, biopsy, childhood, pregnancy and localised, regional and metastatic disease, including cases and prognostic data. This documents its historical breadth, not the current validity of every algorithm. Later editions and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/en\/melanoma-resources\/melanoma-guidelines\/\">guidelines<\/a> have changed several of these areas.<\/p>\n<p>No affiliate links or unauthorised copies are provided. Libraries and interlibrary loans may offer alternatives to purchasing. Material freely available from its producer remains subject to usage conditions; a free PDF is not automatically licensed for republication.<\/p>\n<p class=\"im26-dg-sources\"><small>Sources: <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/referencework\/10.1007\/978-3-030-05070-2\">Springer \u2014 Cutaneous Melanoma, sixth edition, 2020<\/a>.<\/small><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"im26-dg-sources im26-care-archive\">\n<h2>Historical catalogue: works in the original collection<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Agarwala S.: Melanoma, Translational Research and Emerging Therapies: TMS 2008, 320 pp<\/li>\n<li class=\"im26-book-entry\">\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/ab210fab52b84cad0d3dc2a760adf6c2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Argenziano, Soyer, De Gironi, Piccolo e altri: Interactive Atlas of Dermoscopy (book and CDROM)\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"89\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/ab210fab52b84cad0d3dc2a760adf6c2.jpg\" width=\"90\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Argenziano, Soyer, De Gironi, Piccolo e altri: Interactive Atlas of Dermoscopy (book and CDROM)<\/li>\n<li class=\"im26-book-entry\">\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Cutaneous.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Balch C.M.: Cutaneous Melanoma;\u00a0Quality Medical Pub; 2009:\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"210\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Cutaneous.jpg\" width=\"162\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Balch C.M.: Cutaneous Melanoma;\u00a0Quality Medical Pub; 2009:<\/li>\n<li class=\"im26-book-entry\">\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/0387207104.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Barnhill R.L.: Pathology of Malignant Melanoma; Springer; 2004; 193 pp\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"254\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/0387207104.jpg\" width=\"169\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Barnhill R.L.: Pathology of Malignant Melanoma; Springer; 2004; 193 pp<\/li>\n<li class=\"im26-book-entry\">\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/9781416035565.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Bilchik A.:\u00a0Melanoma, an issue of surgical oncology clinics,\u00a02006,\u00a0W.b. Saunders Company,\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"100\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/9781416035565.jpg\" width=\"65\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Bilchik A.:\u00a0Melanoma, an issue of surgical oncology clinics,\u00a02006,\u00a0W.b. Saunders Company,<\/li>\n<li class=\"im26-book-entry\">\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/1168619328.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Braun R.P.: Atlas de Dermatoscopie, Masson 2007\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"175\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/1168619328.gif\" width=\"123\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Braun R.P.: Atlas de Dermatoscopie, Masson 2007<\/li>\n<li class=\"im26-book-entry\">\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/9780898386561.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Costanzi J. J., Costanzi G.:\u00a0Clinical Management Of Malignant Melanoma, Springer 2007\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/9780898386561.jpg\" width=\"100\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Costanzi J. J., Costanzi G.:\u00a0Clinical Management Of Malignant Melanoma, Springer 2007<\/li>\n<li class=\"im26-book-entry\">\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/8659027_4016751.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"De Bins A.: \u00a0Induction and Analysis of Antigen-specific T cell Responses In Melanoma Patients and Animal Models: Amsterdam Univ Pr. 2007\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/8659027_4016751.jpg\" width=\"100\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>De Bins A.: \u00a0Induction and Analysis of Antigen-specific T cell Responses In Melanoma Patients and Animal Models: Amsterdam Univ Pr. 2007<\/li>\n<li class=\"im26-book-entry\">\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"De Giorgi V., Aric\u00f2 M., Lotti T.:Il melanoma. Prevenzione, diagnosi e terapia; Folini; 2008\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"404\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/5.jpg\" width=\"290\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>De Giorgi V., Aric\u00f2 M., Lotti T.:Il melanoma. Prevenzione, diagnosi e terapia; Folini; 2008<\/li>\n<li>Dzwierzynski\u00a0W.: Cutaneous Melanoma, 2009,\u00a0W B Saunders Co \/ Elsevier Science Health Science div, 183 pp<\/li>\n<li class=\"im26-book-entry\">\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/9788821428180g.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Fabrizi G., Massi G; Nevi e Melanomi nei Bambini; Elsevier; 2005\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"285\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/9788821428180g.jpg\" width=\"200\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Fabrizi G., Massi G; Nevi e Melanomi nei Bambini; Elsevier; 2005<\/li>\n<li class=\"im26-book-entry\">\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Fisher-9781437704884.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Fisher D.E.:\u00a0Advances in melanoma: an issue of hematology - oncology clinics; Saunders, 2009, 260 pp\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"386\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Fisher-9781437704884.jpg\" width=\"240\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Fisher D.E.:\u00a0Advances in melanoma: an issue of hematology &#8211; oncology clinics; Saunders, 2009, 260 pp<\/li>\n<li class=\"im26-book-entry\">\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/9788847002272.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Gasparini S., Giovene G, Ferranti G: Trattato di dermoscopia; Lavoisier; 2004; 178 pp\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"107\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/9788847002272.jpg\" width=\"75\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Gasparini S., Giovene G, Ferranti G: Trattato di dermoscopia; Lavoisier; 2004; 178 pp<\/li>\n<li class=\"im26-book-entry\">\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/melanome-150x250.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Guillot B.: Chimioth\u00e9rapie Du Melanome: 2006: Editions Espaces 34\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"250\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/melanome-150x250.jpg\" width=\"150\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Guillot B.: Chimioth\u00e9rapie Du Melanome: 2006: Editions Espaces 34<\/li>\n<li class=\"im26-book-entry\">\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/2287710507_k.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Guillot B.: D\u00e9pistage et cancers cutan\u00e9s, Springer Paris, 2008\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"137\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/2287710507_k.jpg\" width=\"90\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Guillot B.: D\u00e9pistage et cancers cutan\u00e9s, Springer Paris, 2008<\/li>\n<li class=\"im26-book-entry\">\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/from_melanocytes_to_melanoma.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Hearing VJ, Leong SPL: From melanocytes to melanoma: Springer, 2010\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"298\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/from_melanocytes_to_melanoma.jpg\" width=\"200\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Hearing VJ, Leong SPL: From melanocytes to melanoma: Springer, 2010<\/li>\n<li class=\"im26-book-entry\">\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/les_nouvelles_dermatologiques_actu32722_photo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Institut National du Cancer: France: [INCa] :\u00a0Nouveau guide INCa sur les traitements du m\u00e9lanome de la peau: 2011\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"141\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/les_nouvelles_dermatologiques_actu32722_photo.jpg\" width=\"100\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Institut National du Cancer: France: [INCa] :\u00a0Nouveau guide INCa sur les traitements du m\u00e9lanome de la peau: 2011<\/li>\n<li>Jager J.M. Niederkorn J.Y., Ksander B.R.: Uveal melanoma, \u00a02004, Informa Helthcare<\/li>\n<li class=\"im26-book-entry\">\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/needtoknow.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Jill R., Md Schofield, William A., MD Robinson:What You Really Need to Know About Moles and Melanoma; Johns Hopkins Press Health Book, 2000\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"96\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/needtoknow.gif\" width=\"62\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Jill R., Md Schofield, William A., MD Robinson:What You Really Need to Know About Moles and Melanoma; Johns Hopkins Press Health Book, 2000<\/li>\n<li class=\"im26-book-entry\">\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/51V8MPCPQ2L._SL500_AA240_.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Johr RH, Soyer P, Argenziano G, Hofman-Wellendorf R, Scalvenzi M: Dermoscopy: The Essentials: Mosby\u00a02004\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"240\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/51V8MPCPQ2L._SL500_AA240_.jpg\" width=\"240\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Johr RH, Soyer P, Argenziano G, Hofman-Wellendorf R, Scalvenzi M: Dermoscopy: The Essentials: Mosby\u00a02004<\/li>\n<li>Johr R., Stolz W.: Dermoscopy, an illustrated self-assessment guide; McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing2010<\/li>\n<li class=\"im26-book-entry\">\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/9781592401260.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Kaufman H.L.: The Melanoma Book: A Complete Guide to Prevention and Treatment, Including the Early Detection Self-Exam Body Map; Gotham; 2005; 352 pp\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"254\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/9781592401260.jpg\" width=\"169\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Kaufman H.L.: The Melanoma Book: A Complete Guide to Prevention and Treatment, Including the Early Detection Self-Exam Body Map; Gotham; 2005; 352 pp<\/li>\n<li class=\"im26-book-entry\">\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/atdermos.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Kopf Alfred W.:An Atlas of Dermoscopy, Kindle Edition, April 17, 2007\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"316\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/atdermos.jpg\" width=\"225\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Kopf Alfred W.:An Atlas of Dermoscopy, Kindle Edition, April 17, 2007<\/li>\n<li class=\"im26-book-entry\">\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/9783798514737.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Leboit P., Massi G.:\u00a0The Histological Diagnosis of Nevi and Melanoma, Levoisier, 2004\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"130\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/9783798514737.jpg\" width=\"100\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Leboit P., Massi G.:\u00a0The Histological Diagnosis of Nevi and Melanoma, Levoisier, 2004<\/li>\n<li class=\"im26-book-entry\">\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/hbdermos.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Malvety J, Puig S., Braun R, Marghoob AA, Kopf AW:\u00a0Handbook of Dermoscopy, Taylor and Francis, 2006\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"302\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/hbdermos.jpg\" width=\"225\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Malvety J, Puig S., Braun R, Marghoob AA, Kopf AW:\u00a0Handbook of Dermoscopy, Taylor and Francis, 2006<\/li>\n<li>Marghoob AA, Braun R, Kopf AW \u00a0Atlas of Dermoscopy. London: Parthenon Publishing, 2004<\/li>\n<li class=\"im26-book-entry\">\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Massimelli-887711570-X.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Massimelli M, Vitetta G: \u00a0Il melanoma: aspetti medico legali, Minerva Medica 2007, 96 pp\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"170\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/Massimelli-887711570-X.jpg\" width=\"118\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Massimelli M, Vitetta G: \u00a0Il melanoma: aspetti medico legali, Minerva Medica 2007, 96 pp<\/li>\n<li class=\"im26-book-entry\">\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/9780763720360.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"McClay, Edward; McClay, Mary-Eileen T.; Smith, Jodie. 100 Questions &amp; Answers about Melanoma and Other Skin Cancers. Boston: Jones and Bartlett, 2004\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/9780763720360.jpg\" width=\"99\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>McClay, Edward; McClay, Mary-Eileen T.; Smith, Jodie. 100 Questions &amp; Answers about Melanoma and Other Skin Cancers. Boston: Jones and Bartlett, 2004<\/li>\n<li class=\"im26-book-entry\">\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/dermoscopy-an-atlas-b_49055723vb.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Menzies S, Crotty K, Ingvar C, Mc Carthy W: Dermoscopy- An Atlas:\u00a0mc graw-hill 2009, 270 p\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"290\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/dermoscopy-an-atlas-b_49055723vb.png\" width=\"290\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Menzies S, Crotty K, Ingvar C, Mc Carthy W: Dermoscopy- An Atlas:\u00a0mc graw-hill 2009, 270 p<\/li>\n<li>Micali G. e Lacarrubba F.: \u00a0Dermatoscopy in Clinical Practice, Informa Healthcare, 2009<\/li>\n<li class=\"im26-book-entry\">\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/tn_1672_melanomamelodrama_1276455296.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Myer Chuck: Melanoma melodrama: a medical memoir, Paperback 2008\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"300\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/tn_1672_melanomamelodrama_1276455296.jpg\" width=\"196\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Myer Chuck: Melanoma melodrama: a medical memoir, Paperback 2008<\/li>\n<li class=\"im26-book-entry\">\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/9780387403267.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Piepkorn M., Busam K.J., Barnhill R.L.: Pathology of Melanocytic Nevi and Malignant Melanoma; Springer; 2004; 406 pp\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/9780387403267.jpg\" width=\"113\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Piepkorn M., Busam K.J., Barnhill R.L.: Pathology of Melanocytic Nevi and Malignant Melanoma; Springer; 2004; 406 pp<\/li>\n<li class=\"im26-book-entry\">\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/1775.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Pizzichetta M.A., Bono R., Stanganelli I., Carli P.: Il melanoma difficile; Minerva Medica; 2006; 96 pp\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"302\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/1775.jpg\" width=\"210\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Pizzichetta M.A., Bono R., Stanganelli I., Carli P.: Il melanoma difficile; Minerva Medica; 2006; 96 pp<\/li>\n<li class=\"im26-book-entry\">\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/9780300107258.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Poole C.M.: Melanoma: Prevention, Detection, and Treatment; Second Edition; Yale University Press; 2005; 216 pp\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"800\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/9780300107258.jpg\" width=\"533\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Poole C.M.: Melanoma: Prevention, Detection, and Treatment; Second Edition; Yale University Press; 2005; 216 pp<\/li>\n<li class=\"im26-book-entry\">\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Robins P., Perez M.: Understanding melanoma: what you need to know, 2006\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"240\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/2.jpg\" width=\"240\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Robins P., Perez M.: Understanding melanoma: what you need to know, 2006<\/li>\n<li class=\"im26-book-entry\">\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/9781608760756.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Roth D. E.: Dermatology Research Focus on Acne, Melanoma and Psoriasis:\u00a0Nova Science Pub Inc.; 332 pp, 2010\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"193\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/9781608760756.jpg\" width=\"127\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Roth D. E.: Dermatology Research Focus on Acne, Melanoma and Psoriasis:\u00a0Nova Science Pub Inc.; 332 pp, 2010<\/li>\n<li class=\"im26-book-entry\">\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/mela.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Scuderi N., Ribuffo D. Il melanoma; Verducu Editore; Febbraio 2005; 180 pp\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"150\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/mela.jpg\" width=\"116\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Scuderi N., Ribuffo D. Il melanoma; Verducu Editore; Febbraio 2005; 180 pp<\/li>\n<li class=\"im26-book-entry\">\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/753197.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Thompson J.F., Morton D.L., Kroon B.B.R.: Textbook of Melanoma: Pathology, Diagnosis and Management; Informa Healthcare, 708 pp; 2003\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"180\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/753197.jpg\" width=\"121\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Thompson J.F., Morton D.L., Kroon B.B.R.: Textbook of Melanoma: Pathology, Diagnosis and Management; Informa Healthcare, 708 pp; 2003<\/li>\n<li class=\"im26-book-entry\">\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/3301674640899-il_melanoma_diagnosi_e_trattamento_specialistico.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Veronesi U., Testori A.: Il melanoma. Diagnosi e trattamento specialistico; Elsevier; 2000\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"287\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/3301674640899-il_melanoma_diagnosi_e_trattamento_specialistico.jpg\" width=\"200\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Veronesi U., Testori A.: Il melanoma. Diagnosi e trattamento specialistico; Elsevier; 2000<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/section>\n<aside class=\"im26-dg-related\">\n<h2>Continue the pathway<\/h2>\n<div class=\"im26-resource-grid\">\n<article>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/en\/melanoma-resources\/melanoma-guidelines\/\">Melanoma guidelines: sources and versions<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Where to consult authoritative recommendations and distinguish them from historical PDFs.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/en\/melanoma-resources\/downloads\/\">Downloads and tools for appointments<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Official documents and practical tools, separating current resources from archives.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<article>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/en\/melanoma-resources\/history-of-melanoma\/\">History of melanoma: from early descriptions to modern care<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Historical milestones explain why diagnosis and treatment continue to evolve.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"im26-dg-sources\"><small>Editorial review and source consultation: 17 October 2026. Educational information, not individual healthcare or benefits advice. Source checking does not certify a new specialist clinical validation.<\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patient reading, professional textbooks and historical works in context.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"parent":5532,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5575","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>books about melanoma<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"books about melanoma and dermoscopy\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ilmelanoma.com\/en\/melanoma-resources\/books-about-melanoma\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta 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