Table of Contents
1 Introduction : epidemiology, risk factors, pathology, and natural history of head and neck neoplasms 1
2 Clinical and endoscopic examination of the head and neck 17
3 Imaging techniques 31
4 Laryngeal neoplasms 43
5 Neoplasms of the hypopharynx and proximal esophagus 81
6 Neoplasms of the oral cavity 103
7 Neoplasms of the oropharynx 129
8 Neoplasms of the nasopharynx 143
9 Parapharyngeal space neoplasms 163
10 Masticator space neoplasms 177
11 Neoplasms of the sinonasal cavities 191
12 Parotid gland and other salivary gland tumors 219
13 Malignant lesions of the central and posterior skull base 243
14 Thyroid and parathyroid neoplasms 271
15 Neck nodal disease 293
16 Neck lymphoma 311
17 Positron emission tomography in head and neck cancer 329
18 Use of imaging data in radiotherapy planning of head and neck cancer : improved tumour characterization, delineation and treatment verification 345
-About this book-
This book provides a comprehensive review of state-of-the-art imaging in head and neck cancer. Precise determination of tumor extent is of the utmost importance in these neoplasms, as it has important consequences for staging of disease, prediction of outcome and choice of treatment. Only the radiologist can fully appreciate submucosal, perineural, and perivascular tumor spread and detect metastatic disease at an early stage. Imaging is also of considerable benefit for patient surveillance after treatment. All imaging modalities currently used in the management of head and neck neoplasms are considered in depth, and in addition newer techniques such as PET-CT and diffusion-weighted MRI are discussed. This book will help the reader to recommend, execute and report head and neck imaging studies at a high level of sophistication and thereby to become a respected member of the team managing head and neck cancer.
-Keywords-
computed tomography
head and neck cancer
magnetic resonance imaging
malignant neoplasms
treatment planning
