Radiation Therapy Technique
Radiation Therapy Technique William M. Mendenhall The cervical lymph node area most often involved with cancer from an unknown head and neck primary site is level II. The most likely…
Radiologic Imaging Considerations
Radiologic Imaging Considerations Jeffrey A. Bennett Imaging of the neck is performed in addition to the physical exam, both as part of the initial staging of head and neck cancer…
Surgical Technique
Surgical Technique Akash Anand M. Boyd Gillespie Terry A. Day INTRODUCTION This section describes the various types of neck dissections and their standardized descriptions, along with the indications and risks…
Radiologic Evaluation of the Head and Neck Cancer Patient
Radiologic Evaluation of the Head and Neck Cancer Patient Jeffrey A. Bennett INTRODUCTION Cross-sectional imaging studies are an essential part of the care of the head and neck cancer patient,…
General Principles and Management
General Principles and Management Steven S. Chang Joseph A. Califano INTRODUCTION Metastatic cervical carcinoma with an unknown primary (MCCUP) represents a small proportion of all head and neck cancers. As…
Evaluation and Rehabilitation of Speech, Voice, and Swallowing Functions After Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer
Evaluation and Rehabilitation of Speech, Voice, and Swallowing Functions After Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer Jan S. Lewin Katherine A. Hutcheson “Few other cancers demonstrate the need for anticipatory…
General Principles and Management
General Principles and Management Kenneth S. Hu Adam S. Jacobson Mark S. Persky Louis B. Harrison INTRODUCTION Successful management of the neck is a prerequisite for the cure of most…
Human Papillomavirus-associated Head and Neck Carcinoma
Human Papillomavirus-associated Head and Neck Carcinoma K. Kian Ang Erich M. Sturgis INTRODUCTION Worldwide, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) accounts for a relatively small percentage of all cancers,…
Chemoprevention
Chemoprevention Pierre Saintigny William N. William Jr. Waun Ki Hong Scott M. Lippman INCIDENCE AND PREVALENCE OF HEAD AND NECK CANCERS A majority of head and neck cancers arise in…
Interdisciplinary Symptom Management
Interdisciplinary Symptom Management Diane Serra Bridget Bennett Elise Carper Alice Fox Seth Resnick INTRODUCTION In head and neck cancer patients, complex care issues exist that are best addressed by an…
