Surgical Technique
Surgical Technique James Kenneth Byrd Samuel L. Oyer Eric J. Lentsch Historically, little change has occurred in thyroid surgery since Theodore Kocher developed the classic techniques of thyroid surgery described…
General Principles and Management
General Principles and Management Spiros Manolidis Kenneth S. Hu Mark S. Persky INTRODUCTION Paragangliomas represent highly vascular neoplasms that embryologically arise from the paraganglia of neural crest origin and most…
Radiation Therapy Technique
Radiation Therapy Technique William M. Mendenhall The treatment technique depends on the location of the tumor, the number of lesions (1 or ≥2), and whether the tumor is malignant. The…
Radiation Therapy Technique
Radiation Therapy Technique William M. Mendenhall Malignancies involving the lateral skull base are treated with techniques similar to those described for parotid neoplasms. A wedge-pair technique may be employed; the…
General Principles and Management
General Principles and Management Esther X. Vivas Andrew A. McCall Paul A. Gardner Carl H. Snyderman INTRODUCTION, NATURAL HISTORY, PATHOLOGY, AND PATHOGENESIS Lateral skull base malignancy is rare. The lateral…
Radiation Therapy Technique
Radiation Therapy Technique William M. Mendenhall The irradiation techniques employed for salivary gland tumors varies with the primary site, histology, and whether the patient is being treated with postoperative irradiation…
Radiologic Imaging Concerns
Radiologic Imaging Concerns Jeffrey A. Bennett MRI is generally preferred over CT for the imaging of salivary gland neoplasms. This is because of its ability to better characterize the internal…
General Principles and Management
General Principles and Management Daniel G. Deschler Kevin S. Emerick Lori J. Wirth Paul M. Busse ANATOMY Parotid The exocrine salivary gland system of the upper aerodigestive tract is composed…
Radiation Therapy Technique
Radiation Therapy Technique William M. Mendenhall The technique employed depends on the site and extent of the melanoma. The most common indication for radiotherapy (RT) in head and neck melanoma…
Radiologic Imaging Concerns
Radiologic Imaging Concerns Jeffrey A. Bennett Imaging of the head and neck for melanoma is usually performed as part of staging for metastatic lymph nodes and intracranial metastases. If the…
