Title | Head and Neck Management of the Cancer Patient [electronic resource] / edited by Douglas E. Peterson, E. George Elias, Stephen T. Sonis |
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Imprint | Boston, MA : Springer US, 1986 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2289-4 |
Descript | XI, 529 p. online resource |
I. Introduction -- 1. Cancer, its complications, and the head and neck -- 2. Pathology of malignancy -- 3. Biology and biochemistry of metastatic cells -- II. Principles Of Management -- 4. Principles of surgical oncology -- 5. Principles of radiation therapy -- 6. Principles of chemotherapy -- 7. Principles of immunology -- 8. Principles of bone marrow transplantation -- 9. Principles of infection management -- III. Diagnosis And Management Of Head And Neck Neoplasia -- 10. Initial detection and evaluation: intraoral neoplasms -- 11. Initial detection and evaluation: extraoral neoplasms -- 12. Diagnostic radiology for head and neck neoplasms with emphasis on computerized tomography -- 13. Neoplasms of the salivary glands -- 14. Nonmucosal neoplasms of the maxillofacial region -- 15. Surgical management of head and neck neoplasia -- 16. Radiotherapeutic management of head and neck neoplasia -- 17. Chemotherapeutic management of head and neck neoplasia -- 18. Assessment of success of treatment of head and neck neoplasia -- IV. Head And Neck Complications Of Cancer Therapy -- 19. Oral complications associated with hematologic neoplasms and their treatment -- 20. Head and neck neurologic complications of malignancy -- 21. Head and neck complications of bone marrow transplantation -- 22. Oral complications of radiation therapy -- V. Supportive Care -- 23. Prosthetic management -- 24. Standards for nursing care of the oral cavity -- 25. Psychosocial effect of cancer on the patient and the family -- 26. Nutrition in the patient with compromised oral function -- Appendix: Staging of head and neck neoplasia