Management of Oral Cancer
Published on 1. December 1989
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-0-19-261609-8 (ISBN)
Description
This work sets out to provide a practical approach to the management of patients with oral cancer. The contributors work in all the various disciplines involved in head and neck oncology and together they provide an interdisciplinary programme for patient care. The work sets out guidelines for the treatment of oral cavity and oropharyngeal tumours at all stages and sites. Emphasis is placed on the integrated use of the two main treatment modalities, surgery and radiotherapy. Functional anatomy, pathology and the principles and practicalities of radiotherapy and chemotherapy are discussed. Surgical reconstruction, the treatment of the cervical lymphatics, and the management of specific complications of treatment are also covered. In addition, there are chapters on the applications of laser treatment and functional rehabilitation of speech and swallowing after treatment.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
numerous line illustrations and figures, bibliography
ISBN-13
978-0-19-261609-8 (9780192616098)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Anatomy; principles of radiotherapy and chemotherapy; principles of surgical reconstruction; staging of tumours of the oral cavity and oropharynx; general considerations in patients with tumours of the oral cavity and oropharynx; management of the cervical lymph nodes; tumours of the floor of the mouth; tumours of the anterior two-thirds of the tongue; tumours of the posterior third of the tongue; tumours of the tonsil and retromolar trigone; tumours of the hard and soft palate; tumours of the buccal mucosa; fistula formation ; speech and swallowing difficulties and their management; the oral cavity and oropharynx; the application of lasers in the oral cavity; the pathology of intra-oral and oropharynxgeal malignancy excluding dental tumours.