WHO CLASSIFICATION OF TUMOURS HEAD AND NECK. PART A AND B (2 VOLUME SET)

DESCRIPTION

The WHOClassification of Tumours Head and Neck Tumours is Volume 9 in the 5th edition of the WHO series onthe classification of human tumours. This series(also known as the WHO Blue Books) is regarded as the gold standard for thediagnosis of tumours and comprises a unique synthesisof histopathological diagnosis with digital and molecular pathology. Theseauthoritative and concise reference books provide indispensable internationalstandards for anyone involved in the care of patients with cancer or in cancerresearch, underpinning individual patient treatment as well as research intoall aspects of cancer causation, prevention, therapy, and education.
Whats new in this edition?
The 5th edition, guided by the WHO Classification of TumoursEditorial Board, will establish a single coherent cancer classificationpresented across a collection of individual volumes organized on the basis ofanatomical site (digestive system, breast, soft tissue and bone, etc.) andstructured in a systematic manner, with each tumourtype listed within a taxonomic classification: site, category, family (class),type, and subtype. In each volume, the entities are now listed from benign tomalignant and are described under an updated set of headings, includinghistopathology, diagnostic molecular pathology, staging, and easy-to-readessential and desirable diagnostic criteria.
Who should read this book?

Pathologists

Oncologists

Otolaryngologists

Surgeons

Radiologists

Molecularpathologists

Geneticists

Cancerresearchers

Epidemiologists

Generalpractitioners

Oncologynurses

Cancerregistrars

This volume

Prepared by285 authors and editors

Contributorsfrom around the world

More than1500 high-quality images

More than5000 references

INDEX

Part A
1. Nasal, paranasal, and skull base tumours
2. Nasopharyngeal tumours
3. Hypopharyngeal, laryngeal, tracheal, and parapharyngeal tumours
4. Salivary gland tumours
5. Oral cavity and mobile tongue tumours
6. Oropharyngeal tumours
7. Odontogenic and maxillofacial bone tumours
Part B
1. Ear tumours
2. Soft tissue tumours
3. Haematolymphoid proliferations and neoplasia
4. Melanocytic tumours
5. Tumours and tumour-likelesions of the neck and lymph nodes
6. Germ cell tumours
7. Metastasis
8. Neuroendocrine neoplasms and paraganglioma
9. Genetic tumour syndromes involving the head andneck