Stell and Maran's Textbook of Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology (Bok med DVD/CD-ROM)

John C Watkinson MSc MS FRCS DLO Consultant Head and Neck and Thyroid Surgeon, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University of Birmingham NHS Trust. One-time Hunterian Professor, Royal College of Surgeons of England, UK Ralph W Gilbert MD FRCSC Deputy Chief, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University Health Network; and Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada

First written by Philip Stell and Arnold Maran in 1972, Stell & Maran's Textbook of Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology has been revised in both content and approach over the years to reflect the enormous progress made in the area. Now in its fifth edition, the book remains a key textbook for trainees in otolaryngology and head and neck surgery. Written with a strong multidisciplinary approach, the book has expanded considerably to include the expertise of international editors and contributing authors from a wide variety of backgrounds, including ENT, radiotherapy and plastic surgery, as well as maxillofacial surgery and multidisciplinary support. Key features: *Thoroughly updated to include recent advances in molecular biology and diagnostic imaging *A greatly expanded section on reconstruction to reflect the importance of this area. *An improved balance of content to enhance the multidisciplinary approach. *An international team of editors and contributors from a variety of different specialties *Full colour photos and illustrations throughout.As a first text for trainee head and neck and ENT surgeons, or as a reference source for practitioners in a variety of related fields, Stell & Maran's Textbook of Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology remains the best illustrated and most up-to date volume in its field. The ebook edition is in VitalBookTM Bookshelf - an ebook reader which allows you to: download the ebook to your computer, access it anywhere with an internet browser or download free apps to read on your iPhone or iPad. search the full text of all of the ebooks that you hold on your bookshelf for instant access to the information you need link through from references to PubMed make and share notes and highlights on your ebooks copy and paste text and figures for use in your own documents and presentations customize your view by changing font size and layou

1 The history of head and neck surgery Part One Introduction to head and neck surgery 2 Epidemiology and prevention of head and neck cancer 3 Molecular biology as applied to head and neck oncology 4 Assessment and staging 5 Imaging 6 Head and neck pathology 7 Treatment options in head and neck cancer 8 Principles of conservation surgery 9 Measures of treatment outcomes 10 Quality of life 11 Complications and their management Part Two Benign disease 12 Benign neck disease 13 Benign tumours of the mouth and jaw 14 Paragangliomas 15 Tracheostomy 16 Trauma of the larynx and cervical trachea 17 Penetrating neck injuries Part Three Endocrine disease 18 Molecular biology and genetic testing of endocrine head and neck tumours 19 Thyroid and parathyroid gland pathology 20 Imaging the thyroid 21 Benign thyroid disease 22 Surgery for benign thyroid disease 23 Surgical management of differentiated thyroid cancer 24 Medullary thyroid cancer 25 Avoiding complications in thyroid and parathyroid surgery 26 Non-surgical management of thyroid cancer 27 Parathyroid tumours 28 Pituitary tumours Part Four Malignant disease Section A Surgery by primary site 29 Lip and oral cavity 30a Pharynx: nasopharynx 30b Pharynx: oropharynx 30c Hypopharyngeal cancer 31 Larynx 32 Metastatic neck disease 33 Management of an unknown primary carcinoma 34 Neck dissection 35 Salivary gland tumors 36 Non-melanoma and melanoma skin cancer 37 Nose and sinuses 38 Lateral skull base surgery 39 Rare cancers of the head and neck Section B 40 Principles of radiotherapy 41 Head and neck squamous cell carcinomas: radical radiotherapy 42 Postoperative radiotherapy in head and neck cancer 43 Chemoradiation in head and neck cancer 44 Biologically targeted agents 45 Multidisciplinary team working Part Five Reconstruction 46 Basic principles of head and neck plastic surgery 47 Local flaps 48 Specific local and distant axial and myocutaneous flaps 49a Defect-based reconstruction: mandible and oral cavity 49b Defect-based reconstruction: pharynx 49c Defect-based reconstruction: midface 49d Defect-based reconstruction: skull base 49e Defect-based reconstruction: ear 50 The management of the paralysed face 51 Principles of osseointegration 52 A combined prosthetic and surgical approach to head and neck reconstruction 53 Voice restoration Part Six Directions for future research and developments in head and neck cancer surgery 54 Robotics, laryngeal transplantation, gene therapy, growth factors and facial transplantation