Table of Contents

Section One: Thyroid

• Pathology of Thyroid Carcinoma
• Guidelines in the Management of Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma
• Guidelines in the Management of Medullary and Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma
• Principles of Thyroid Surgery
• Role of Nuclear Medicine in Thyroid Carcinoma
• Medical Management of Thyroid Carcinoma

Section Two: Salivary Glands and Parapharyngeal Tumors

• Pathology of Salivary Gland Tumors
• Imaging of Salivary gland Tumors
• Guidelines in the Management of Salivary Gland Tumors
• Principles of Salivary Gland Tumor Surgery
• Imaging of Parapharyngeal Space Tumors
• Parapharyngeal Space Tumors

Section Three: Neck

• Neck Nodal levels and Classification of Neck Dissection
• Management of Node Negative Neck
• Management of Node Positive Neck
• Management of Neck Node with Unknown Primary

Section Four: Paranasal Sinuses

• Pathology of Tumors of the Paranasal Sinus
• Imaging of Paranasal Sinus Tumors
• Guidelines in the Management of Tumors in Maxillo-Ethmoid Complex
• Principles of Surgery in the Management of Tumors of Maxillo-Ethmoid Complex

Section Five: Oral Cavity and Oropharynx

• Imaging in Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal tumors
• Guidelines in the Management of Oral Cavity tumors
• Guidelines in the Management of Oropharyngeal tumors
• Principles of Surgery in the Management of Oral Cavity Carcinoma

Section Six: Larynx, Hypopharynx, Nasopharynx

• Imaging in Laryngeal & Hypopharyngeal Carcinoma
• Guidelines in the Management of Carcinoma of Larynx
• Guidelines in the Management of Carcinoma of Hypopharynx
• Principles of Surgery in the Management of Laryngeal and Hypopharyngeal Cancers
• Guidelines in the Management of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Section Seven: General Topics

• Role of Chemotherapy in Head & Neck Cancers
• Principles of Radiotherapy in the Management of Head & Neck Cancers
• Molecular Biology of Head & Neck Carcinoma
• Recent Advances in the Management of Head & Neck Carcinoma
• Head and Neck Reconstruction

About the Author

Krishnakumar Thankappan MS DNB MCh
Associate Professor, Department of Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, India