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==[[Head and neck cancer overview|Overview]]== | ==[[Head and neck cancer overview|Overview]]== | ||
==[[Head and neck cancer historical perspective|Historical Perspective]]== | |||
==[[Head and neck cancer classification|Classification]]== | ==[[Head and neck cancer classification|Classification]]== | ||
==[[Head and neck cancer | ==[[Head and neck cancer pathophysiology|Pathophysiology]]== | ||
==[[Head and neck cancer | ==[[Head and neck cancer causes|Causes]]== | ||
==[[Head and neck cancer epidemiology and demographics|Epidemiology | ==[[Head and neck cancer epidemiology and demographics|Epidemiology and Demographics]]== | ||
==[[Head and neck cancer risk factors|Risk Factors]]== | ==[[Head and neck cancer risk factors|Risk Factors]]== | ||
==[[Head and neck cancer screening|Screening]]== | ==[[Head and neck cancer screening|Screening]]== | ||
==[[Head and neck cancer differential diagnosis|Differentiating Head and neck cancer from other Diseases]]== | ==[[Head and neck cancer differential diagnosis|Differentiating Head and neck cancer from other Diseases]]== | ||
==[[Head and neck cancer natural history|Natural History, Complications | ==[[Head and neck cancer natural history|Natural History, Complications and Prognosis]]== | ||
==Diagnosis== | ==Diagnosis== | ||
[[Head and neck cancer | [[Head and neck cancer staging|Staging]] | [[Head and neck cancer history and symptoms|History and Symptoms]] | [[Head and neck cancer physical examination|Physical Examination]] | [[Head and neck cancer laboratory tests|Laboratory Findings]] | [[Head and neck cancer chest x ray|Chest X Ray]] | [[Head and neck cancer CT|CT]] | [[Head and neck cancer MRI|MRI]] | [[Head and neck cancer ultrasound|Ultrasound]] | [[Head and neck cancer other imaging findings|Other Imaging Findings]] | [[Head and neck cancer other diagnostic studies|Other Diagnostic Studies]] | ||
==Treatment== | ==Treatment== | ||
[[Head and neck cancer medical therapy|Medical Therapy]] | [[Head and neck cancer surgery|Surgery]] | [[Head and neck cancer primary prevention|Primary Prevention]] | [[Head and neck cancer secondary prevention|Secondary Prevention]] | [[Head and neck cancer cost-effectiveness of therapy|Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy]] | [Head and neck cancer future or investigational therapies|Future or Investigational Therapies]] | |||
==Case Studies== | |||
[[Head and neck cancer case study one|Case#1]] | |||
==Related chapters== | ==Related chapters== | ||
Revision as of 15:46, 17 September 2012
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| Head and neck cancer | |
| ICD-10 | C07-C14 C32-C33 |
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| MeSH | D006258 |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Maneesha Nandimandalam, M.B.B.S.[2]
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Head and Neck cancer Microchapters |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [3]
Overview
Historical Perspective
Classification
Pathophysiology
Causes
Epidemiology and Demographics
Risk Factors
Screening
Differentiating Head and neck cancer from other Diseases
Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
Diagnosis
Staging | History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory Findings | Chest X Ray | CT | MRI | Ultrasound | Other Imaging Findings | Other Diagnostic Studies
Treatment
Medical Therapy | Surgery | Primary Prevention | Secondary Prevention | Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy | [Head and neck cancer future or investigational therapies|Future or Investigational Therapies]]
Case Studies
Related chapters
- oral cancer
- cancer of the larynx
- thyroid cancer
- adenoid cystic carcinoma - a type of salivary gland cancer
- Burkitt's lymphoma - a type of lymphoma that affects the head and neck
- Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans - a type of sarcoma that may involve the head and neck
- Hodgkin's disease - a lymphoma that often involves the lymph nodes in the neck
- paraganglioma - usually found in the head and neck region
- skin cancers - may involve the head and neck
- Bobby Hamilton - a NASCAR driver who died of head and neck cancer
Resources
- Head and Neck Cancer - Learn more from MedlinePlus
- Head and Neck Cancer Information
- Head and Neck Cancer: Questions and Answers
- Head and Neck Cancer: Treatment
- RadiologyInfo - The radiology information resource for patients: Head and Neck Cancer
- [4] -- The website of an organization dedicated to supporting people with oral, head and neck cancers (includes a cancer information page)
