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Oropharynx Joseph K. Salama, Maura L. Gillison, and David M. Brizel The incidence of oropharyngeal carcinoma is increasing. This is in contrast to the decreasing incidence of head and neck…

Cancer of the Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinuses Steven J. Frank, Anesa Ahamad, and K. Kian Ang ANATOMY Nasal Cavity The nasal cavity extends from the hard palate inferiorly to…

Breast Cancer: Locally Advanced and Recurrent Disease, Postmastectomy Radiation, Systemic Therapies Thomas A. Buchholz, David E. Wazer, and Bruce G. Haffty Patients who present with locally advanced breast cancer require…

Hodgkin Lymphoma Richard T. Hoppe The management of Hodgkin lymphoma (HD) continues to evolve. Since the last edition of this text, molecular imaging has taken on an expanded role as…

Unusual Tumors in Children Christian Carrie and Abraham Kuten Some unusual and rare childhood tumors are comparable to those that occur in the adult population and require the same therapeutic…

Anal Cancer Bernard J. Cummings and James D. Brierley The standard treatment for primary squamous cell cancers of the anal canal is chemoradiation, using concurrent radiation therapy (RT), 5-fluorouracil (5-FU),…

Endovascular Brachytherapy Ray Lin and Prabhakar Tripuraneni Vascular brachytherapy (VBT) continues to have a role in the treatment of coronary in-stent restenosis and has a promising role in the treatment…

Bladder Cancer Nicholas James, Richard T. Bryan, Richard Viney, Prashant Patel, and Syed A. Hussain The basic management of bladder tumors has remained essentially unchanged for over 50 years, and…

Carcinoma of the Vulva Junzo P. Chino, Laura J. Havrilesky, and Gustavo S. Montana ANATOMY Vulva The vulva is composed of the mons pubis, clitoris, labia majora and minora, vaginal…

Skin William M. Mendenhall, Anthony A. Mancuso, Jessica M. Kirwan, John W. Werning, and Franklin P. Flowers The purpose of this chapter is to discuss cutaneous carcinoma and melanoma. Uncommon…