Short description:

This concise handbook has a unique approach for covering all important aspects of head and neck cancers from basic topics like carcinogenesis to advanced treatment options like Immunotherapy, Electrochemotherapy and robotic surgery.

Long description:

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.

• 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:

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