Abstract
This chapter presents a series of case studies with multiple choice questions and answers on surgical aspects of head and neck cancers. It commenses with a disclosure on the situations for performing sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB), and ends with the discussion on the management of neck of the patient with small primary tumor. The chapter also discusses on the levels of the neck that should be dissected for squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the anterior tongue, stages of the tumor, and treatment options of the tumor.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Cancer Consult |
Subtitle of host publication | Expertise for Clinical Practice |
Publisher | Wiley-Blackwell |
Pages | 705-710 |
Number of pages | 6 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781118589199 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781118589212 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 20 2014 |
Keywords
- Anterior tongue
- Elective neck dissection
- Multidisciplinary Approach
- Neck cancers
- Patient
- SCC
- SLNB
- Situations
- Surgical Oncology
- Surgical aspects
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine