Contemporary Oral Oncology : Diagnosis and Management

Thisis the second of four volumes that together offer an authoritative, in-depth reference guide covering all aspects of themanagement of oral cancer from a multidisciplinary perspective and on the basisof a strong scientific foundation. This volume addressesa range of management issues in oral cancer, from imaging and staging throughto the roles of radiation therapy and chemotherapy. Principles of ablativesurgery are explained, and neck dissection and sentinel lymph node biopsytechniques, described. Detailed consideration is also given to the managementof complications, salvage surgery and re-radiation, the biologic basis oftreatment failure, and emerging approaches to overcome treatment resistance.The inclusion of resource-stratified guidelines will meet the needs of practitionersin different geographic regions with varying resources.