Full Description
Salivary Gland Pathology: Diagnosis and Management, Second Edition, updates the landmark text in this important discipline within oral and maxillofacial surgery, otolaryngology/head and neck surgery, and general surgery. Written by well-established clinicians, educators, and researchers in oral and maxillofacial surgery, this book brings together information on the etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of all types of salivary gland pathology. Clear and comprehensive, Salivary Gland Pathology: Diagnosis and Management offers complete explanation of all points, supported by a wealth of clinical and surgical illustrations to allow the reader to gain insight into every facet of each pathologic entity and its diagnosis and treatment. Salivary Gland Pathology: Diagnosis and Management offers comprehensive coverage of all aspects of this topic. Beginning with the embryology, anatomy and physiology of the salivary glands, the first section of the book discusses radiographic imaging, infections, cystic conditions, sialoadenitis and sialolithiasis, and systemic diseases.
The second section of the book is devoted to the classification of salivary gland tumors and devotes individual chapters to the discussion of each type. Additions for this section of the second edition include molecular biology of salivary gland neoplasia, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy and targeted therapy for salivary gland malignancies. The book closes with a discussion of pediatric salivary gland pathology, traumatic injuries of the salivary glands and miscellaneous pathologic processes of the salivary glands and ducts, including a section on saliva as a diagnostic fluid. The book is intended for a very diverse audience, including academic oral and maxillofacial surgeons, otolaryngologists / head and neck surgeons, general surgeons, as well as residents in these disciplines. Private practitioners will want to place this publication on the bookshelves of their offices so as to consult the textbook when evaluating a patient with salivary gland pathology.
Contents
Contributors vii Foreword First Edition ix Foreword Second Edition xi Preface First Edition xiii Preface Second Edition xv Acknowledgments xvii Chapter 1 Surgical Anatomy, Embryology, and Physiology of the Salivary Glands 1 John D. Langdon Chapter 2 Diagnostic Imaging of Salivary Gland Pathology 17 Pradeep K. Jacob and J. Michael McCoy Chapter 3 Infections of the Salivary Glands 69 Chapter 4 Cysts and Cyst-like Lesions of the Salivary Glands 97 Chapter 5 Sialolithiasis 117 Chapter 6 Systemic Diseases Affecting the Salivary Glands 141 Chapter 7 Classification, Grading, and Staging of Salivary Gland Tumors 163 John J. Sauk and J. Michael McCoy Chapter 8 The Molecular Biology of Benign and Malignant Salivary Gland Tumors 203 Randy Todd Chapter 9 Tumors of the Parotid Gland 233 Chapter 10 Tumors of the Submandibular and Sublingual Glands 263 Chapter 11 Minor Salivary Gland Tumors 281 Chapter 12 Radiation Therapy for Salivary Gland Tumors 333 Joseph R. Kelley Chapter 13 Systemic Therapy for Salivary Gland Cancer 351 Janakiraman Subramanian Chapter 14 Non-salivary Tumors of the Salivary Glands 361 Chapter 15 Pediatric Salivary Gland Pathology 389 Chapter 16 Trauma and Injuries to the Salivary Glands 409 Chapter 17 Miscellaneous Pathologic Processes of the Salivary Glands 437 Index 453
