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Head and Neck Tumors: Surgery Perspective

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Principles and Practice of Stereotactic Radiosurgery

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The extracranial head and neck region is complex and varied with respect to anatomy, physiology, and pathology. Squamous cell carcinoma represents a large proportion of upper aerodigestive tract (sinonasal cavity, oral cavity, nasopharynx, oropharynx, hypopharynx, and larynx) malignancies. However, the salivary glands have pathology ranging from mucoepidermoid to adenoid cystic and adenocarcinoma. Likewise, common malignancies of the thyroid gland include papillary, follicular, and medullary carcinoma. Neuroendocrine lesions occur throughout the region such as carotid body tumors and glomus tumors. Smoking and tobacco products represent a major risk factor in most head and neck malignancies.

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  1. Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Kaiser Permanente Walnut Creek Medical Center, Walnut Creek, CA, USA

    Gregory Y. Chin MD (Attending Physician)

  2. Department of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery, University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA

    Uttam K. Sinha MD (Associate Professor, Chief and Program Director)

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA

    Lawrence S. Chin MD (Professor and Chairman) (Professor and Chairman)

  2. Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Maryland Medical School, Baltimore, MD, USA

    William F. Regine MD (Professor and Chairman) (Professor and Chairman)

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Chin, G.Y., Sinha, U.K. (2008). Head and Neck Tumors: Surgery Perspective. In: Chin, L.S., Regine, W.F. (eds) Principles and Practice of Stereotactic Radiosurgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-71070-9_41

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