Non-melanoma Skin Cancer of the Head and Neck / edited by Faruque Riffat, Carsten E. Palme, Michael Veness.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Riffat, Faruque, editor.

Palme, Carsten E., editor.

Veness, Michael, editor.

SpringerLink (Online service)

Series:

Head and Neck Cancer Clinics,. 2364-4060

Head and Neck Cancer Clinics, 2364-4060

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine.

Oncology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

First edition 2015.

Contained In:

Springer eBooks

Place of Publication:

New Delhi : Springer India : Imprint: Springer, 2015.

System Details:

Mode of Access: World Wide Web.

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Summary:

Non-melanoma skin cancer is a global public health issue. With an ever-increasing, and ageing, world population coupled with increasing numbers of immunosuppressed individuals the number of patients continues to rise. The head and neck is overwhelmingly the most frequent location for the development of a non-melanoma skin cancer and as such challenges the clinician with its complex anatomy. The importance of maintaining the aesthetics of the face and the function of the anatomy cannot be overstated, yet ultimately it is always the aim of curing a patient with the minimum of morbidity that clinicians strive for. However, the spectrum of presentations and subsequent management varies widely, ranging from patients with the ubiquitous low-risk mid-face basal cell carcinoma to those diagnosed with relatively uncommon but potentially life-threatening high-risk squamous cell carcinomas (e.g. involving metastatic lymph nodes or with perineural invasion present) and Merkel cell carcinomas.

Contents:

Epidemiology and aetiology of non-melanoma skin cancer

Pathology reporting of non-melanoma skin cancer at the ICPMR.-Evaluation, staging and prognostication

Non-melanoma skin cancer: Primary non-surgical therapies and prevention strategies

Mohs surgery and facial flaps

Merkel cell carcinoma, adnexal carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma

The role of sentinel lymph node biopsy in non-melanoma skin cancer of the head and neck

Metastatic cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck

Managing perineural and skull base involvement

Squamous cell carcinoma extending to the temporal bone

Reconstructive options for the face

Management of critically ill head and neck surgical patients

Future directions in the management of non-melanoma skin cancer .

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ISBN:

9788132224976

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