Squamous Cell Cancer of the Neck (Contemporary Issues in Cancer Imaging)

Cover......Page 1
Half-title......Page 3
Series-title......Page 4
Title......Page 5
Copyright......Page 6
Contents......Page 7
Contributors......Page 8
Series Foreword......Page 9
Preface to Squamous Cell Cancer of the Neck......Page 11
Incidence......Page 13
Risk factors......Page 14
Premalignant lesions......Page 17
Malignant lesions......Page 19
Clinical presentation at diagnosis......Page 21
Clinical aspects of follow-up after diagnosis and successful treatment of malignant disease......Page 27
References......Page 28
Selection of a treatment modality......Page 31
Combined surgery and radiation therapy......Page 32
Chemoradiotherapy......Page 34
Novel targeted therapies......Page 35
Imaging needs in conformal radiation therapy......Page 36
Anatomical information......Page 38
Functional/biological information......Page 40
Use of imaging modalities in treatment verification and adaptation......Page 42
Conclusions......Page 43
References......Page 44
Management of cervical metastasis......Page 63
Oral cavity cancer......Page 64
Tumors of the oropharynx......Page 65
Tumors of the larynx......Page 68
Tumors of the hypopharynx and cervical esophagus......Page 71
References......Page 74
Scan issues......Page 76
Phonation......Page 77
Valsalva maneuver......Page 79
Supraglottic carcinomas......Page 81
Glottic carcinomas......Page 84
Superficial tumoral extension......Page 87
Deep tumoral extension......Page 90
Lymphatic extension......Page 91
Magnetic resonance imaging......Page 92
References......Page 93
Choice of modality and technique......Page 95
Oral cavity......Page 96
Lip......Page 99
Gingiva, alveolar ridge and buccal mucosa......Page 100
Retromolar trigone......Page 103
Floor of mouth......Page 105
Oral tongue......Page 107
Hard palate......Page 108
Oropharynx......Page 111
Tonsillopharyngeal region......Page 114
Base of tongue......Page 117
Soft palate......Page 119
References......Page 121
Anatomy of the nasopharynx......Page 122
Anterior spread......Page 124
Lateral spread......Page 125
Posterior spread......Page 127
Inferior spread......Page 128
Superior spread......Page 129
Volume of nasopharyngeal carcinomas......Page 130
Tumor recurrence......Page 132
Complications of therapy......Page 134
Neurological complications......Page 135
Radiation-associated tumors......Page 136
References......Page 137
Criteria for diagnosis of a metastatic node......Page 142
Size......Page 143
Shape......Page 145
Internal architecture......Page 146
Strategy for imaging and impact on management......Page 148
Positron emission tomography......Page 150
Diffusion-weighted imaging......Page 151
Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy......Page 152
Incidence and sites of spread......Page 153
Imaging distant metastases......Page 154
References......Page 158
Expected tissue changes after radiotherapy......Page 163
Expected tissue changes after surgery......Page 165
Surveillance imaging of the primary tumor site......Page 166
Imaging of nodal disease after (chemo)radiotherapy......Page 170
Impact of post-treatment imaging on patient survival......Page 171
Mandibular osteoradionecrosis......Page 172
Laryngeal necrosis......Page 173
References......Page 176
Index......Page 179