Head and Neck Cancer is the first, truly multi-disciplinary book in this field. The focus is the 2-part approach that any physician treating these patients must follow: maximize the chance for a cure while maintaining a strong emphasis on quality of life. Although the overall incidence of head and neck cancer is not as great as breast or lung, it is a very devastating form of cancer which has tremendous implications not only on the overall health of the patient, but on his or her appearance and quality of life.
The book is a comprehensive textbook that crossed all disciplines and represented a wide spectrum of specialists throughout the country, including surgical, radiation and medical oncologists, as well as dentists, pathologists, radiologists and nurses. The contributor list represents the highest level of multi-disciplinary talent in head and neck oncology in the country

Features:

• True multidisciplinary approach to subject
• Emphasis on “team approach” – resulting in a functional plan for what is best for the individual patient
• Addresses every conceivable topic on the subject

New to this edition:

• Completely new Imaging, with emphasis on imaging for diagnostics, image guided therapies, follow up imaging, and novel imaging approaches
• Overall ~ 25% new illustrations
• ۸ new chapters ; 9 chapters with new authors
• Less basic science and more clinical diagnostics and management
• More color images to help with diagnostics and therapeutics
• Re-organize Section 2 by having each anatomical site have ONE single chapter that merges surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy
• Appropriate revisions to highlight new techniques, and new imaging

Contents

۱ General Principles Of Head And Neck Pathology
۲ Clinical Evaluation Of The Head And Neck Cancer Patient
۳ Prognostic Factors In Patients With Head And Neck Cancer
۴ Radiologic Evaluation Of The Head And Neck Cancer Patient
۵ Novel Radiation Therapy Techniques In The Management Of Head And Neck Cancer
۶ New Approaches: Robotics And Endoscopic Head And Neck Surgery
۷ Targeted Agents In Squamous Cell Carcinoma Of The Head And Neck
۸ Multidisciplinary Reconstruction Of The Head And Neck: General Principles
۹ Dental Oncology And Maxillofacial Prosthetics
۱۰ Interdisciplinary Symptom Management
۱۱ Evaluation And Rehabilitation Of Speech, Voice, And Swallowing Functions After Treatment Of Head And Neck Cancer
۱۲ Human Papillomavirus-associated Head And Neck Carcinoma
۱۳ Chemoprevention
۱۴ Management Of The Neck
۱۵ Metastatic Cancer Of The Neck From An Unknown Primary Site
۱۶ Cancer Of The Oral Cavity
۱۷ Cancer Of The Oropharynx
۱۶ Cancer Of The Larynx
۱۹ Cancers Of The Hypopharynx And Cervical Esophagus
۲۰ Cancer Of The Nasal Vestibule, Nasal Cavity, Paranasal Sinuses, Anterior Skull Base, And Orbit: Surgical Management
۲۱ Cancer Of The Nasal Cavity And Paranasal Sinus: Radiation Therapy And Chemotherapy Management
۲۲ Cancer Of The Nasopharynx
۲۳ Basal And Squamous Cell Skin Cancers
۲۴ Melanoma Of The Head And Neck
۲۵ Management Of Salivary Gland Tumors
۲۶ Primary And Recurrent Disease Of The Lateral Skull Base
۲۷ Paragangliomas Of The Head And Neck
۲۸ Cancer Of The Thyroid And The Parathyroid
۲۹ Soft Tissue And Bone Sarcomas Of The Head And Neck
۳۰ Systemic Targeted Therapy For Recurrent And Metastatic Head And Neck Squamous Cell Cancer