Prognosis in head and neck cancer / edited by Robert J. Baatenburg de Jong.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Baatenburg de Jong, R. J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Head--Cancer--Prognosis.

Head.

Neck--Cancer--Prognosis.

Neck.

Neck--Cancer.

Prognosis.

Head--Cancer.

Physical Description:

xiv, 409 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Taylor & Francis, 2006.

Summary:

In order to establish optimum treatment for head and neck cancers, clinicians need to be aware of all the relevant factors that determine their course and prognosis. Research in this important area has now reached the stage where a synoptic review can be undertaken to draw together the most important aspects for patient management. In addition, the concept of computer-assisted prognostication in head and neck cancer has been introduced.

Prognosis in Head and Neck Cancer arms the reader with the necessary tools to update knowledge and interpret current and future information concerning prognostic factors in head and neck cancer. It is essential reading for all clinical oncologists and otolaryngologists/head and neck surgeons enabling them to provide a more accurate, reliable and individual prognosis for cancer patients.

Contents:

Guideline to judge studies on prognostic factors xiii

The color plates can be found between xv-1

1 Epidemiology / Elisabeth V. Sjogren, Jan P. Vandenbroucke 3

2 Statistics / Saskia le Cessie, Hans C. van Houwelingen 21

3 Epidemiology of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma / Elisabeth V. Sjogren 37

Section II Host factors

4 General patient factors / Jay F. Piccirillo, Anna Vlahiotis 73

5 Prior malignancies / Marciano B. Ferrier, Robert J. Baatenburg de Jong 85

6 Psychology and qulity-of-life / Randall P. Morton, Hisham Mehanna 91

7 Immune biomarkers / Theresa L. Whiteside 103

Section III Tumor factors

8 General tumor factors / Luiz P. Kowalski, Andre L. Carvalho 127

9 Histopathology / Marie-Louise van Velthuysen, Thomas Loning 139

10 Prognosis in pre-malignant lesions / Albrecht Reith, Jon Sudbo 153

11 Imaging characteristics of the primary tumor / Robert Hermans 169

Section IV Metastasis

12 Imaging characteristics of regional metastasis / Michiel W.M. van den Brekel, Redina Ljumanovic, Jonas A. Castelijns 197

13 Prediction of regional metastasis / Robert P. Takes, Erik F. Hensen 215

14 Distant metastasis / Remco de Bree, C. Rene Leemans 245

Section V External factors

15 Socio-economic factors / Luiz P. Kowalski, Andre L. Carvalho 257

16 Treatment factors / Patti A. Groome 269

Section VI Predictive models

17 Prediction survival with statistical models / Saskia le Cessie, Hans C. van Houwelingen 287

18 Data mining and knowledge discovery / Peter van der Putten, Joost N. Kok 303

19 OncologIQ / Marciano B. Ferrier, Robert J. Baatenburg de Jong 315

20 Prognostigram / Jay F. Piccirillo, Anna Vlahiotis 331

21 Prognosis in patients with parotid carcinoma / Vincent Vander Poorten 345.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1841844837

OCLC:

63698385

Publisher Number:

9781841844831