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List of contributors
Preface
1 General introduction 1
2 Surgical anatomy of the head and neck 11
3 Pathology of the head and neck 24
4 Epidemiology of head and neck tumours 53
5 The biology of head and neck cancer 81
6 Diagnostic methods in head and neck oncology 106
7 Staging and prognosis of head and neck oncology 122
8 Imaging of the head and neck 131
9 Anaesthesia and pain control for head and neck surgery 142
10 General principles of ablative surgery 153
11 Reconstructive surgery in head and neck oncology 164
12 Radiotherapy in head and neck oncology 183
13 Chemotherapy in head and neck oncology 197
14 Tumours of the larynx 207
15 Tumours of the hypopharynx 230
16 Tumours of the oral cavity 250
17 Tumours of the oropharynx 262
18 Tumours of the nose and sinuses 277
19 Nasopharyngeal carcinoma 296
20 Tumours of the anterior skull base 308
21 Tumours of the ear 319
22 Tumours of the salivary gland 329
23 Tumours of the thyroid gland 347
24 Paediatric head and neck tumours 371
25 Neck node metastases 386
26 The unknown primary 405
27 Multiple malignant tumours 414
28 Lymphomas of the head and neck 425
29 Rehabilitation after head and neck surgery 435
30 Care of the terminally ill patient and the treatment of chronic pain 449
31 Disorders of the voice 465
32 Objective assessment of pharyngeal function and its disorders 491
33 Vocal cord paralysis 508
34 Non-malignant diseases of the adult airway 523
35 Miscellaneous diseases of the head and neck 532
36 Infective diseases of the head and neck 543
37 Non-malignant diseases of the oral cavity 562
38 Non-malignant diseases of the pharynx 574
39 Non-malignant conditions of the paediatric larynx 586
40 Cysts, sinuses and fistulae 602
41 Neurological disorders of the head and neck 616
42 Head and neck trauma 628
43 Anatomy of the nose and paranasal sinuses 651
44 Physiology of the nose 675
45 Immunology of the nasal mucosa 689
46 Cytology of the nose 708
47 The objective assessment of nasal patency 719
48 Nasal obstruction 743
49 Nasal and facial trauma 752
50 External nasal deformities 772
51 Infective rhinitis and sinusitis 784
52 Allergic rhinitis 800
53 Intrinsic rhinitis and nasal polyposis 816
54 Paediatric rhinitis 832
55 Endoscopic sinus surgery 846
56 Complications of sinusitis 868
57 The nose and systemic disease 884
Index 899