Main description:

Oral cancer is frequently diagnosed late, when the disease has advanced with lesions that are large and deeply invasive and with metastasis to regional lymph nodes, leading to increased mortality. Moreover, late diagnosis and treatment often result in considerable morbidity of oral and maxillofacial structures and poor appearance and function following therapy. This book provides head and neck oncologists, oral oncologists, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, medical oncologists, dentists and other members of dental teams furnishing supportive care with a systematic review of recent diagnostic and therapeutic advances in oral cancer. The various authoritative chapters are prepared by specialists who are active leaders in each basic and clinical field. All chapters address individual and collective issues that arise in managing oral cancer patients with difficult treatment problems and provide insight into the multiple valid management approaches available. The authors offer an extensive source of information about oral cancers and encourage the clinician to be flexible and innovative, giving physicians and medical personnel the background information to make the best, educated, responsible decisions for individual patients.

Contents:

1. Epidemiology of the Oral Cancer.- 2.Surgical Pathology of Oral Cancer.- 3. Molecular Biology of the Oral Cancer.- 4. Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders.- 5. Imaging and Classification of Staging.- 6. Clinical Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis.- 7. Surgical Approaches to the Oral Cavity.- 8. Management of the Neck.- 9. Oral and Maxillofacial Reconstruction.- 10. Prosthetic Reconstruction for the Oral Cancer Patients Using Dental Implants.- 11. Radiotherapy.- 12. Systemic Chemotherapy.- 13. Chemoradiotherapy Using Retrograde Superselective Intra-Arterial Infusion for Advanced Oral Cancer.- 14. Oral and dental healthcare for oral cancer patients: planning, management, and dental treatment.- 15. Management of Speech Disorders Following Treatment for Oral Cancer.- 16. Management of Dysphagia Following Treatment for Oral Cancer.- 17. QOL Management in Oral Cancer Patients.- 18. Palliative Care for Oral Cancer.