This book provides a comprehensive review of state-of-the-art imaging in head and neck cancer. Precise determination of tumor extent is of the utmost importance in these neoplasms, as it has important consequences for staging of disease, prediction of outcome and choice of treatment. Only the radiologist can fully appreciate submucosal, perineural, and perivascular tumor spread and detect metastatic disease at an early stage. Imaging is also of considerable benefit for patient surveillance after treatment. The book considers all imaging modalities currently used in the management of head and neck neoplasms in depth, and in addition discusses newer techniques such as PET-CT and diffusion-weighted MRI. With many high-quality illustrations, this book will help readers to recommend, execute and report head and neck imaging studies at a high level of sophistication.

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Introduction: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Pathology, and Natural History of Head and Neck Neoplasms.- Clinical and Endoscopic Examination of the Head and Neck.- Imaging Techniques.- Laryngeal Neoplasms.- Neoplasms of the Hypopharynx and Proximal Esophagus.- Neoplasms of the Oral Cavity.- Neoplasms of the Oropharynx.- Neoplasms of the Nasopharynx.- Parapharyngeal Space Neoplasms.- Masticator Space Neoplasms.- Neoplasms of the Sinonasal Cavities.- Parotid Gland and Other Salivary Gland Tumors.- Malignant Lesions of the Central and Posterior Skull Base.- Thyroid and Parathyroid Neoplasms.- Neck Nodal Disease.- Neck Lymphoma.- Positron Emission Tomography in Head and Neck Cancer.- Use of Imaging Data in Radiotherapy Planning of Head and Neck Cancer: Improved Tumour Characterization, Delineation and Treatment Verification.