Head & neck cancer imaging, (Medical rad iology - Diagnostic imaging)

This book provides a comprehensive review of state-of-the-art imaging in head and neck cancer. Precise determination of tumor extent is of the utmost importance in these neoplasms, as it has important consequences for staging of disease, prediction of outcome and choice of treatment. Only the radiologist can fully appreciate submucosal, perineural, and perivascular tumor spread and detect metastatic disease at an early stage. Imaging is also of considerable benefit for patient surveillance after treatment. All imaging modalities currently used in the management of head and neck neoplasms are considered in depth, and in addition newer techniques such as PET-CT and diffusion-weighted MRI are discussed. This book will help the reader to recommend, execute and report head and neck imaging studies at a high level of sophistication and thereby to become a respected member of the team managing head and neck cancer.

1 Introduction: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Pathology, and Natural History of Head and Neck Neoplasms Vincent Vander Poorten 2 Clinical and Endoscopic Examination of the Head and Neck Pierre R. Delaere 3 Imaging Techniques Robert Hermans 4 Laryngeal Neoplasms Robert Hermans 5 Neoplasms of the Hypopharynx and Proximal Esophagus Ilona M. Schmalfuss 6 Neoplasms of the Oral Cavity Marc Keberle 7 Neoplasms of the Oropharynx Robert Hermans 8 Neoplasms of the Nasopharynx Vincent F.H. Chong 9 Parapharyngeal Space Neoplasms Robert Hermans 10 Masticator Space Neoplasms Emmanuel Coche and Thierry Duprez 11 Neoplasms of the Sinonasal Cavities Robert Hermans 12 Salivary Gland Neoplasms Frédérique Dubrulle 13 Skull Base Neoplasms Ilona M. Schmalfuss 14 Thyroid and Parathyroid Neoplasms Soraya Robinson, Aapo Ahonen, and Matti Taavitsainen 15 Neck Nodal Disease Jonas A. Castelijns and M.W.M. van den Brekel 16 Neck Lymphoma Frank A. Pameijer 17 PET in Head and Neck Cancer Cathérine Castaigne and Patrick Flamen 18 Use of Imaging Data in Radiotherapy Planning of Head and Neck Cancer: Improved Tumour Characterization, Delineation and Treatment Verification Sandra Nuyts Subject Index List of Contributors