Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

by Edited by C. Andrew van Hasselt , Alan G. Glibb

• ISBN13: 9781841100371
• ISBN10: 1841100374
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-06-01
• Publisher: Greenwich Medical Media

Summary

This is the second and fully revised edition of the first comprehensive work on nasopharyngeal carcinoma. It provides readily available access to the experience accumulated in an endemic region covering many aspects of this disease. In compiling this book, the editors have delivered an up-to-date and comprehensive reference of interest to all who interact with nasopharyngeal carcinoma, whether it be in a clinical, laboratory or research setting. This multi-author, multidisciplinary book covers all aspects of NPC, from anatomy, histopathology, epidemiology, experimental studies, clinical manifestations, clinical and laboratory diagnostic methods to the latest imaging techniques. It also contains all of the information necessary for the clinician to correctly stage NPC and to treat the tumour efficiently. In addition, it offers guidance on screening family members in order to better control very early tumours or even precancerous conditions. Most of the authors are from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, or have had experience of working in the Far East, where the incidence of NPC is at its highest.

Table of Contents

1. Historical aspects

2. Anatomy and development

3. Aetiological factors and pathogenesis

4. Precancerous changes

5. Surgical pathology

6. Clinical picture

7. Clinical diagnosis

8. Imaging - computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging - ultrasound of metastatic cervical nodes

9. Epstein-Barr virus serological markers

10. Cytological diagnosis

11. Prognostic factors and stage-classification

12. Radiotherapy

13. Chemotherapy

14. Complications of radiation therapy

15. Role of surgery

16. Recent treatment modalities

17. Related ear problems

18. Disease in non-endemic areas

19. Screening.