Surgical Technique
Surgical Technique William Ignace Wei Jimmy Yue Wai Chan INTRODUCTION The primary treatment modality for cancer of the nasopharynx is radiotherapy for early-stage diseases and concomitant chemotherapy and radiation for…
Radiation Therapy Technique
Radiation Therapy Technique Kenneth S. Hu Louis B. Harrison James E. Dolan Rudolph Woode As discussed in the body of Chapter 22, intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) has been shown to…
Radiologic Imaging Concerns
Radiologic Imaging Concerns Jeffrey A. Bennett Cancer of the nasopharynx is staged differently than other pharyngeal primaries in that more emphasis is placed on tumor extension to other spaces than…
General Principles and Management
General Principles and Management Kenneth Hu Anthony T.C. Chan Peter Costantino Louis B. Harrison EPIDEMIOLOGY The global incidence of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is 84,400 new cases annually with 51,600 deaths.1…
Radiologic Imaging Concerns
Radiologic Imaging Concerns Jeffrey A. Bennett Imaging is critical in cases of cancer of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses, and computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are…
Radiation Therapy Technique
Radiation Therapy Technique Louis B. Harrison James E. Dolan Rudolph Woode Kenneth S. Hu Intensity-modulated radiation therapy has become the standard of care for the delivery of radiation therapy for…
General Principles and Management
General Principles and Management Nancy Lee Nadeem Riaz Allen M. Chen Carcinomas arising from the nasal cavity and the paranasal sinuses are rare tumors of the head and neck accounting…
Cancer of the Nasal Vestibule, Nasal Cavity, Paranasal Sinuses, Anterior Skull Base, and Orbit: Surgical Management
Cancer of the Nasal Vestibule, Nasal Cavity, Paranasal Sinuses, Anterior Skull Base, and Orbit: Surgical Management Abtin Tabaee Mark S. Persky Neoplasms of the nasal cavity, the paranasal sinuses, the…
Surgical Technique
Surgical Technique Ramon M. Esclamado Liana Puscas INTRODUCTION Contemporary reconstruction of ablative defects of hypopharyngeal carcinoma remains clinically challenging. Successful and appropriate reconstruction requires a thoughtful analysis of many factors…
Radiation Therapy Technique
Radiation Therapy Technique William M. Mendenhall PYRIFORM SINUS Parallel-opposed portals are used to treat the primary cancer and both sides of the neck to include lymph nodes in levels II,…
