An Evidence-Based Approach to the Management of Nasopharyngeal Cancer

From Basic Science to Clinical Presentation and Treatment
Herausgegeben:Abdullah, Baharudin; Balasubramanian, Anusha; Lazim, Norhafiza Mat

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Produktbeschreibung

An Evidence-Based Approach to the Management of Nasopharyngeal Cancer: From Basic Science to Clinical Presentation and Treatment provides a comprehensive overview with updated management procedures for nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Written by experts on the subject, it is organized in a simple yet comprehensive manner to aid in the understanding of this complex condition. The book discusses several topics related to NPC, including epidemiology, pathophysiology, risk factors and treatment (surgical and non-surgical). Additionally, it discusses key features of clinical presentation of NPC, recent advances and promising new therapies.

This will be a valuable source for clinicians, graduate students, oncologists and several members of the biomedical field who are interested in understanding nasopharyngeal cancer in a practical and applicable way.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Academic Press / Elsevier Science & Technology
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: C2017-0-01164-3
• Seitenzahl: 330
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Mai 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 191mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 700g
• ISBN-13: 9780128144039
• ISBN-10: 0128144033
• Artikelnr.: 58262673

Autorenporträt

Baharudin Abdullah is a senior consultant in Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia (Hospital USM) and Dept of ORL-Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia. He has qualified and awarded the Master of Medicine (ORL-Head & Neck Surgery) from Universiti Sains Malaysia in 2002 for his specialty qualification. Post qualification, he received his training further in AO International Fellowship in Essen, Germany in 2005 and Head and Neck Oncology in Hong Kong in 2006. He has been accepted as a Senior Fellow in the Head and Neck Optical Diagnostics and Intervention Society. He is a member of the Governing Council in Asian Society of Head & Neck Oncology and Malaysia National Coordinator for World Head and Neck Cancer Day on behalf of International Federation of Head and Neck Oncologies. He has published widely in journals and books nationally and internationally on works involving head and neck oncology and other related cancer. His clinical works covers pa

tient management in outpatient clinic, peri-operative decision making with good technical/surgical skills involving patients with head and neck cancer, oral cancer, thyroid cancer, maxillary and mandibular cancer and other general management of cancer as a whole. Abdullah manages the head and neck cancer clinic as well as active involvement in the combined multidisciplinary oncology clinic for management of cancer patients in Hospital USM.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction2. Risk factors and etiopathogenesis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma3. Genetics of nasopharyngeal carcinoma and molecular signaling pathways4. Surgical anatomy of the nasopharynx5. Pathology classification of nasopharyngeal carcinoma6. Clinical presentation of nasopharyngeal carcinoma7. Assessment and staging of nasopharyngeal carcinoma8. Laboratory investigation for nasopharyngeal carcinoma diagnosis9. Open surgical salvage procedures for nasopharyngeal carcinoma10. Radiation therapy and chemotherapy in early and advanced nasopharyngeal cancer11. Role of endoscopic endonasal surgery in recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma: endoscopic endonasal transpterygoid nasopharyngectomy12. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma screening and prevention programs13. Survival rates and quality of life of nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients14. New developments in nasopharyngeal cancer