Full Description
This concise handbook has a unique approach and covers all important aspects of head and neck cancers from basic topics like carcinogenesis to advanced treatment options such as immunotherapy, electrochemotherapy, and robotic surgery in a succinct way. As every treatment center manages its patients with a different modality as per their institutional protocol, this book endeavors to standardize the processes by discussing the management of cancers of all anatomic areas in view of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines, which is the committee that prepares protocols for management of cancers and every head and which neck oncosurgeons must adhere to for their clinical practice.
Key Features
Explains the topics through flowcharts and diagrammatic representations that are helpful for exam preparation
This book aims to serve as a valuable resource for postgraduate residents of maxillofacial surgery, ENT and otolaryngology, general surgery, plastic surgery, and junior specialists
Serves as a comprehensive, evidence-based quick reference for the clinician on the go
Contents
Table of Contents
CARCINOGENESIS
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF CANCER & BIOMARKERS
TNM STAGING AND GRADING
LYMHPHATIC SYSTEM AND LYMPH NODES
IMAGING
SENTINEL NODE BIOPSY
HISTOPATHOLOGICAL PARAMETERS FOR PROGNOSIS OF DISEASE
CLINICAL ASSESMENT OF HEAD & NECK CANCER PATIENT
MANAGEMENT OF NECK
ACCESS OSTEOTOMIES
ORAL CAVITY & LIP
PHARYNX
LARYNX
PARANASAL SINUS
SALIVARY GLANDS
THYROID GLAND
ORBIT & EYELID
OCCULT PRIMARY
MANAGEMENT OF CAROTID BLOWOUT
CHEMOTHERAPY
RADIOTHERAPY
ELECTROCHEMOTHERAPY
TARGETED THERAPY, IMMUNOTHERAPY & GENE THERAPY
ROBOTIC SURGERY FOR HEAD & NECK CANCERS
PERI-OPERATIVE MANAGEMENT OF HEAD & NECK CANCER PATIENT
PAIN MANAGEMENT OF LOCALLY ADVANCED CARCINOMAS/PALLIATIVE CARE PATIENTS
