Full Description
This second edition of an award winning title has been thoroughly updated by a team of world leading head and neck surgeons, oncologists and allied healthcare professionals. Principles and Practice of Head & Neck Surgery and Oncology, 2nd edition is a comprehensive evidence-based account of the current scientific knowledge about head and neck tumors and their management. This book, with over 570 colour images, will provide a valuable source of knowledge and reference for all established specialists and trainees entrusted with the care of patients with head and neck tumors.
Contents
Preface Foreword Section I - Basic Principles of Management 1. Head & Neck Malignancy: An Overview 2. Molecular Biology 3. Imaging of Head & Neck Tumours 4. Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer 5. Chemotherapy for Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck 6. Anaesthesia for Head and Neck Cancer 7. Nursing Care of Head & Neck Cancer Patients 8. Nutritional support of head and neck cancer patients 9. Dental Management of the Head & Neck Patient 10. Palliation of advanced head and neck cancer Section II - Tumour sites and specific tumours 11. Tumours of the Oral Cavity 12. Tumours of the oropharynx 13. Tumours of the Hypopharynx 14. Tumours of the Larynx 15. Management of the Neck 16. Tumours of the Upper Jaw and Anterior Skull Base 17. Juvenile Agiofibroma 18. Tumours of the Nasopharynx 19. Tumours of the Parapharyngeal Space 20. Salivary Gland Neoplasms 21. Management of Tumours of the Temporal Bone 22. Management of thyroid cancer 23. Tumours of the Parathyroid Glands 24. Sarcomas of the Head and Neck 25. Non-melanoma skin cancer 26. Cutaneous Melanoma of the Head and Neck Section III - Complications, Reconstruction, Rehabilitation & Future Developments 27. Complications in Head and Neck Cancer Surgery 28. Principles of Head and Neck Reconstruction 29. Reconstruction of the oral cavity and oropharynx 30. Reconstruction of the Ear 31. Principles of Nasal Reconstruction 32. Functional voice restoration after total laryngectomy 33. Future Developments in Head and Neck Cancer Therapy
