Dental Oncology and Maxillofacial Prosthetics
Dental Oncology and Maxillofacial Prosthetics Theresa M. Hofstede Jack W. Martin James C. Lemon Mark S. Chambers In caring for head and neck cancer patients, most treatment centers use a…
Radiologic Imaging Concerns
Radiologic Imaging Concerns Jeffrey A. Bennett The optimal diagnostic imaging evaluation for patients presenting with cervical lymph node metastases from an unknown source is still controversial. The purpose of imaging…
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,…
