Book description
Authoritative and lavishly illustrated, this book is a valuable
compendium of surgical techniques for the most complex oncologic
problems in the head and neck patient. It distills the authors decades
of experience in the surgical management of cases in which the excision
of complex lesions is difficult and reconstruction is problematic. In
the first half of the book, each chapter addresses cancer in a different
region of the head and neck. Each chapter provides discussion of
etiology, pathology, pathophysiology, and surgical anatomy, providing
the necessary background for diagnostic evaluation, surgical treatment
as well as nonsurgical treatment, including chemotherapy and radiation.
Additional chapters cover such important topics as care for the
pediatric patient, radiotherapy, restoration secondary to tumor
ablation, and speech, voice, and swallowing implications following
ablative procedures.
Features:
Detailed descriptions that guide the clinician through each
surgical procedure
Comprehensive discussion of management strategies that provides
clinicians with a solid understanding of the available treatments and
the possibilities and limitations of each
Nearly 1,000 high-quality illustrations, photographs, and
radiographic images that demonstrate pathologic and surgical concepts
in precise detail
Coverage of the latest techniques in skull base surgery and
laryngeal surgery
Valuable discussion of nursing care, nutrition, and speech therapy
An essential resource for optimizing the care of patients with
advanced cancer, this book is ideal for clinicians and residents in
otolaryngology-head and neck surgery, facial plastic and
reconstructive surgery, oral and maxillofacial surgery, oncology, and
general surgery.
"This book fills an important niche...the art work is to be
complimented and extensive throughout the volume...this book will be
impossible to be replicated by the 'modern' head and neck surgeons of
the future."--ENT & Audiology News Professor of
Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California Davis
School of Medicine, Sacramento, CA, USA
