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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…

Radiation Therapy Technique Louis B. Harrison Rudolph Woode James Dolan Kenneth Hu The most common sites treated with radiation therapy include the lip, the floor of the mouth, and the…

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 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 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 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 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 Jeffrey A. Bennett INTRODUCTION Cross-sectional imaging studies are an essential part of the care of the head and neck cancer patient,…