Century of Progress in Head and Neck Cancer

Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-93-5152-312-3
Verlag: JP Medical Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 346 Seiten, Format (B × H): 159 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 560 g

This book is a comprehensive guide to advances in the diagnosis and treatment of head and neck cancers describing medical progression over the past century.

Comprised of 100 contributory articles, nineteen chapters cover advances in numerous different types of head and neck cancer, from staging, diagnosis and treatment, to quality of life. Commentary by contemporary leaders in the field follows each article, describing its importance and impact in literature and medical progression.  

Led by Jatin P Shah, renowned specialist from memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Centre, New York, this manual the collaborative effort of numerous experts recognising key individuals and their contributions that have been crucial to progress in the field of head and neck cancer.

Key points

- Comprehensive guide to advances in diagnosis and treatment of head and neck cancers over the last century

- Comprises 100 contributory articles covering numerous different types of cancer

- Each article finishes with commentary from experts in the field

- Collaborative effort of numerous specialists led by New York-based Jatin P Shah

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shah, Jatin P.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin HNO-Heilkunde, Phoniatrie, Audiologie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Chirurgie Onkologische Chirurgie
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Onkologie, Krebsforschung
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Chirurgie Kopf- & Halschirurgie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Epidemiology

- Pathology, Molecular Biology and Genetics

- Staging

- Scalp and Skin

- Sinuses, Orbit and Skull Base

- Oral Cavity

- Nasopharynx

- Oropharynx

- Hypopharynx and Esophagus

- Larynx

- Neck

- Thyroid and Parathyroid

- Salivary Glands

- Soft Tissue Tumors

- Neurogenic Tumors and Paragangliomas

- Reconstructive Surgery

- Radiation Oncology

- Medical Oncology

- Quality of Life

Über Autor(innen)

Jatin P Shah MD PhD(Hon) FACS FRCS(Hon) FDSRCS(Hon) FRACS(Hon)

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Centre, New York, USA