Cancer of the Oropharynx David M. Neskey Katherine A. Hutcheson Michael E. Kupferman Nearly 10,000 cases of cancer of the oropharynx are diagnosed each year in the United States.1 Previously,…

Squamous Cell Cancer of the Oral Cavity Laureano A. Giraldez-Rodriguez Brett Miles Eric M. Genden EPIDEMIOLOGY Cancer of the oral cavity represents ˜30% of all cancers of the head and…

Cancer of the Lip Jessica J. Peck Daniel Petrisor Mark K. Wax Approximately 25% of all carcinomas of the oral cavity involve the lips, making the lips the most commonly…

Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Brigette B. Y. Ma Michael K. M. Kam Anthony T. C. Chan BACKGROUND Introduction Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) has a unique epidemiology and pathogenesis, and the treatment of NPC…

Imaging of Head and Neck Cancer Reza Forghani Jason M. Johnson Lawrence E. Ginsberg Over the past decades, there have been major advances and improvements in cross-sectional imaging techniques. Imaging,…

Melanoma of the Head and Neck Cecelia E. Schmalbach Alison B. Durham Timothy M. Johnson Carol R. Bradford Although melanoma accounts for only 5% of cutaneous cancers diagnosed each year,…

Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Malcolm A. Buchanan Carsten E. Palme Faruque Riffat Michael J. Veness Nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) is the most common malignancy worldwide and is managed by a diverse…

Head and Neck Cancer Care: Quality Guidelines Carol M. Lewis Amy C. Hessel Stephen Y. Lai Randal S. Weber The quality and appropriateness of cancer care are of paramount importance…

Anesthetic Management for Head and Neck Cancer Surgery Angela Truong Dam-Thuy Truong On October 16, 1846, in a public demonstration in the Ether Dome of the Massachusetts General Hospital, William…

Epidemiology, Demographics/Disparity Stacey A. Fedewa Amy Y. Chen Cancer may involve many sites in the head and neck including the oral cavity, pharynx, larynx, salivary glands, thyroid, and sinonasal cavity….