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📖 Description
Head and neck cancer, as a whole, is one of the cancers with highest incidence worldwide, both in adult women and men. This tumor includes tumors of the upper aerodigestive tract (nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses, oral cavity, pharynx and larynx) and the thyroid, parathyroid and salivary glands, among others.Most of the tumors that develop in this area are closely related with alcohol consumption and tobacco use, two factors that can be easily avoided.If detected at an early stage of the disease, in most cases they can be cured; there are effective diagnostic and therapeutic tools available for this purpose. Knowledge is essential for prevention, adequate diagnosis and treatment of head and neck cancer. And that is the purpose of this review and update, which will hopefully contribute to the professional experience of readers in their daily medical practice.
Table of contents:
Head and neck tumors Head and neck cancer: definition and classification Head and neck region Cancer of the salivary glands Thyroid cancer Parathyroid cancer
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) Introduction and epidemiology Risk factors for the development of HNSCC Clinical manifestations of HNSCC Diagnosis of HNSCC Staging of the HNSCC Therapeutic approach for HNSCC Cancer of the paranasal sinuses Lip cancer Oral cavity cancer Oropharyngeal cancer Nasopharyngeal cancer Hypopharyngeal cancer Nasal cavity cancer Laryngeal cancer
Treatment of head and neck cancer Radiation therapy Surgery Surgery Treatment of localized disease Treatment of locally advanced disease Treatment of recurrent or metastatic disease
