Salivary Gland Cancer From Diagnosis to Tailored Treatment /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Licitra, Lisa (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Locati, Laura D. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Oncology .; Otolaryngologic surgery.; Radiotherapy.; Oncology.; Head and Neck Surgery.

This clinically oriented book provides a comprehensive update on the biology, diagnosis, and treatment of salivary gland cancer. Detailed information is presented on molecular characterization and radiological staging, and a series of treatment-related chapters describe the different surgical approa...

Table of Contents:

• Management-Based Pathology Assessment of Salivary Gland Carcinomas
• Molecular characterization of salivary gland carcinomas
• The role of imaging in staging and follow-up of salivary gland tumors
• Surgery for malignant parotid gland tumours
• Surgery for Submandibular and Sublingual Malignant Tumors
• Surgery for malignant tumours of the minor salivary glands
• Surgical Management of Recurrent Disease
• Principles of Reconstruction: Reconstruction of the Parotid Area
• Principles of Reconstruction: Palato-Maxillary Reconstruction
• Salivary gland tumors: Radiotherapy
• Protons and Heavy Ions
• Systemic therapy in salivary glands carcinoma.