WHO Classification of Head and Neck Tumours 5th Edition: Who Classification of Tumours

Please note that the contents of this volume have been split into two parts for publication in print: Part A and Part B which are shrink-wrapped together.

Head and Neck Tumours is Volume 9 in the 5th edition of the WHO Series on the Classification of Human Tumours. This series (also known as the WHO Blue Books) is regarded as the gold standard for the diagnosis of tumors and comprises a unique synthesis of histopathological diagnosis with digital and molecular pathology. These authoritative and concise reference books provide indispensable international standards for anyone involved in the care of patients with cancer or in cancer research, underpinning individual patient treatment as well as research into all aspects of cancer causation, prevention, therapy, and education.

What’s new in this edition?

The 5th edition, guided by the WHO Classification of Tumours Editorial Board,  establishes a single coherent cancer classification presented across a collection of individual volumes organized on the basis of anatomical site (digestive system, breast, soft tissue and bone, etc.) and structured in a systematic manner, with each tumor type listed within a taxonomic classification: site, category, family (class), type, and subtype. In each volume, the entities are now listed from benign to malignant and are described under an updated set of headings, including histopathology, diagnostic molecular pathology, staging, and easy-to-read essential and desirable diagnostic criteria.

Who should read this book?

• Pathologists
• Oncologists
• Otolaryngologists
• Surgeons
• Radiologists
• Molecular pathologists
• Geneticists
• Cancer researchers
• Epidemiologists
• General practitioners
• Oncology nurses
• Cancer registrars

This double volume has been prepared by 285 authors and editors; includes contributors from around the world; has more than 1500 high-quality images and 5000 references.

Part A

1. Nasal, paranasal, and skull base tumors
2. Nasopharyngeal tumors
3. Hypopharyngeal, laryngeal, tracheal, and parapharyngeal tumors
4. Salivary gland tumors
5. Oral cavity and mobile tongue tumors
6. Oropharyngeal tumors
7. Odontogenic and maxillofacial bone tumors

Part B

1. Ear tumors
2. Soft tissue tumors
3. Haematolymphoid proliferations and neoplasia
4. Melanocytic tumors
5. Tumours and tumor-like lesions of the neck and lymph nodes
6. Germ cell tumors
7. Metastasis
8. Neuroendocrine neoplasms and paraganglioma
9. Genetic tumor syndromes involving the head and neck

WHO Classification of Tumours Editorial Board