Advances in Diagnosis of Skin and Superficial Tissues Disorders—“Old and Emerging” Diagnostic Tools

Dear Colleagues,

Skin and superficial tissue disorders include an incredibly wide range of pleomorphic pathologic conditions, and their diagnosis often requires the integration of several professional practitioners and the knowledge of “old and emerging” diagnostic tools. This Special Issue is focused on the most recent advancements concerning the diagnosis of skin (inflammatory conditions and/or tumors: melanocytic tumors, keratinocytic tumors, Merkel cell carcinoma, soft tissues tumors, and lymphomas) and superficial soft tissue (hypodermis, fascial elements, etc.) disorders, applying both “old” diagnostic tools such as immunohistochemistry (PRAME, etc.) and molecular techniques (FISH, next-generation sequencing, etc.) and “new” diagnostic tools (ultrasound assessment with high-frequency ultrasound probes and high-level ultrasound machines, line-field confocal optical coherence tomography, etc.). Notably, this Special Issue invites authors to contribute original articles (providing personal experience applied to the diagnosis of specific pathologic conditions), reviews (providing a summary to clarify the state of the art in a specific topic), and technical articles (providing elements for the adoption of these techniques).

Dr. Costantino Ricci
Guest Editor

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