Pediatric Head and Neck Tumors: A-Z Guide to Presentation and Multimodality Management - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1493941518 ISBN 13: 9781493941513

Publisher: Springer, 2016

Synopsis

This user-friendly volume has been prepared by a multidisciplinary team of pediatric specialists. It provides in-depth discussion of the presentation, evaluation, and multimodal management of a wide spectrum of malignant and benign tumors of the head and neck.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

The pediatric head and neck cancer patient necessitates a multidisciplinary team of specialists to provide an optimal continuum of care.  This A-Z guide provides practical, in-depth information for all medical professionals involved in the evaluation and treatment of these patients.  Written in an easy to follow format, each entry contains illustrative figures to aid in pathological and radiographical diagnosis, as well as structured discussion of evaluation and multimodality management.   

The alphabetical layout eliminates redundancy and allows the busy physician to quickly locate relevant information.  Pediatric Head and Neck Tumors is ideal for young physicians as well as attending physicians seeking to expand their knowledgebase to the various subspecialties involved in the multidisciplinary care of their patients.

About the Author:

Reza Rahbar, DMD, MD, FACS, is Associate Otolaryngologist-in-Chief, Co-Director, Center for Head, Neck, and Skullbase Tumors, Director, Center Aero-Digestive Disorders at Boston Children's Hospital.

Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo, MD, is Director, Solid Tumor Program, Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Medical Director, Pediatric Oncology Clinical Trials, Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

John G. Meara, MD, DMD, MBA, is the Director of the Program in Global Surgery and Social Change within the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School and is Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Harvard Plastic Surgery Training Program.

Edward R. Smith, MD, is Director, Pediatric Cerebrovascular Surgery Co-Director, Neurosurgical Stroke Program Co-Director, Center for Head, Neck and Skull Base.

Antonio R. Perez-Atayde, MD, is Director of Special Techniques and Staff Pathologist at Boston Children's Hospital.

About this edition

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1493941518
• ISBN 13: 9781493941513
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 402
• Editor: Rahbar Reza, Rodriguez-Galindo Carlos, Meara John G., Smith Edward R., Perez-Atayde Antonio R.