This, the seventh volume in the New Clinical Applications Series, has an
international flavour, with contributions from Australia (Mr N.e.
Davis), Great Britain (Drs A.W. Macfarlane, N.C. Smith, M.F. Spittle,
J.L.Verbov), and USA (Dr M.e. Finan and Professor R.K. Winkelmann). Dr
Smith discusses some common skin tumours with his character- istic
informative clarity. It is appropriate that an authority such as Mr
Davis should discuss a tumour that has a particularly high inci- dence
in his own country. Dr Spittle is a recognized authority on lymphomas
and she writes succinctly on their management. Dr Finan and Professor
Winkelmann have extensive experience of the rare condition, necrobiotic
xanthogranuloma, and Drs Macfarlane and Verbov have been involved in the
management of many patients with scleromyxoedema. I am very pleased to
have had the opportunity of working with the contributors and thank them
most sincerely for their efforts. I hope that this volume will interest
dermatologists, oncologists, pathologists, radiotherapists and surgeons.
JULIAN VERBOV ix ABOUT THE EDITOR Dr Julian Verbov is Consultant
Dermatologist to Liverpool Health Authority and Clinical Lecturer in
Dermatology at the University of Liverpool. He is a member of the
British Association of Dermatologists, rep- resenting the British
Society for Paediatric Dermatology on its Executive Committee. He is a
Committee Member of the North of England Dermatological Society, and
Editor of its Proceedings.