General Principles and Management Tim J. Kruser Nitin A. Pagedar Henry T. Hoffman Paul M. Harari INTRODUCTION Cancers of the hypopharynx and the cervical esophagus share a number of overlapping…

Surgical Decision Making and Technique F. Christopher Holsinger Andrew J. McWhorter Options for surgical treatment of early larynx cancer include open conservation laryngeal surgery (CLS) or transoral endoscopic resection, with…

Radiation Therapy Technique William M. Mendenhall T1N0-T2N0 GLOTTIC LARYNX The portals used to treat T1N0 and T2N0 glottic carcinomas are limited to the primary lesion. The risk of occult disease…

General Principles and Management William M. Mendenhall John W. Werning Cancer of the larynx represents about 0.8% of the total cancer risk in 2010 and is one of the most…

General Principles and Management Waleed F. Mourad Kenneth S. Hu Walter H. Choi Bruce Culliney Zujun Li Adam S. Jacobson Louis B. Harrison INTRODUCTION Oropharynx cancer (OPC) is a common…

Surgical Technique Vikas Mehta Robert L. Ferris INTRODUCTION Over the last decade, technological advances in minimally invasive, transoral surgical techniques have revolutionized the treatment paradigm for oropharyngeal neoplasms. Since the…

Radiation Therapy Technique Louis B. Harrison James E. Dolan Rudolph Woode Waleed Mourad Kenneth S. Hu TONSIL The chapter has provided extensive discussion about the relative indications for unilateral neck…

General Principles and Management Wayne M. Koch Edward Stafford Christine Chung Harry Quon INTRODUCTION: INCIDENCE, ETIOLOGY, AND EPIDEMIOLOGY Cancer of the oral cavity is actually a collection of distinct and…

Radiologic Imaging Concerns Jeffrey A. Bennett The greatest difficulty encountered with imaging of the oral cavity is artifact created by dental hardware and fillings (Fig. 16-19). CT is particularly susceptible…

Surgical Technique Charles S. Coffey Terry A. Day The location and behavior of oral cavity (OC) cancers make surgery the treatment of choice in the majority of cases. Many lesions…