1st Edition

Head and Neck Oncology A Concise Guide

By Akheel Mohammad, Ashmi Wadhwania Copyright 2021
    180 Pages 22 Color & 46 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    180 Pages 22 Color & 46 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    180 Pages 22 Color & 46 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    This concise handbook has a unique approach and covers all important aspects of head and neck cancers from basic topics like carcinogenesis to advanced treatment options such as immunotherapy, electrochemotherapy, and robotic surgery in a succinct way. As every treatment center manages its patients with a different modality as per their institutional protocol, this book endeavors to standardize the processes by discussing the management of cancers of all anatomic areas in view of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines, which is the committee that prepares protocols for management of cancers and every head and which neck oncosurgeons must adhere to for their clinical practice.

    Key Features

    • Explains the topics through flowcharts and diagrammatic representations that are helpful for exam preparation
    • This book aims to serve as a valuable resource for postgraduate residents of maxillofacial surgery, ENT and otolaryngology, general surgery, plastic surgery, and junior specialists
    • Serves as a comprehensive, evidence-based quick reference for the clinician on the go

    Table of Contents

    1. CARCINOGENESIS
    2. MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF CANCER & BIOMARKERS
    3. TNM STAGING AND GRADING
    4. LYMHPHATIC SYSTEM AND LYMPH NODES
    5. IMAGING
    6. SENTINEL NODE BIOPSY
    7. HISTOPATHOLOGICAL PARAMETERS FOR PROGNOSIS OF DISEASE
    8. CLINICAL ASSESMENT OF HEAD & NECK CANCER PATIENT
    9. MANAGEMENT OF NECK
    10. ACCESS OSTEOTOMIES
    11. ORAL CAVITY & LIP
    12. PHARYNX
    13. LARYNX
    14. PARANASAL SINUS
    15. SALIVARY GLANDS
    16. THYROID GLAND
    17. ORBIT & EYELID
    18. OCCULT PRIMARY
    19. MANAGEMENT OF CAROTID BLOWOUT
    20. CHEMOTHERAPY
    21. RADIOTHERAPY
    22. ELECTROCHEMOTHERAPY
    23. TARGETED THERAPY, IMMUNOTHERAPY & GENE THERAPY
    24. ROBOTIC SURGERY FOR HEAD & NECK CANCERS
    25. PERI-OPERATIVE MANAGEMENT OF HEAD & NECK CANCER PATIENT
    26. PAIN MANAGEMENT OF LOCALLY ADVANCED CARCINOMAS/PALLIATIVE CARE PATIENTS

    Biography

    Akheel Mohammad, MDS, MFDS RCPS (Glasg), FDS RCS (Lon), FHNCS, FIFHNOS (US), (PhD),  Consultant Head & Neck Oncosurgeon/Reconstruction Surgeon, Indore, India

    Ashmi Weahwania, MDS, PGDEMS, Consultant Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon, Indore, India