Head and Neck Tumours: Part A + B

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 tumours 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, will establish 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 tumour 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 volume

Prepared by 285 authors and editors

Contributors from around the world

More than 1500 high-quality images

More than 5000 references

Part A

Nasal, paranasal, and skull base tumours

Nasopharyngeal tumours

Hypopharyngeal, laryngeal, tracheal, and parapharyngeal tumours

Salivary gland tumours

Oral cavity and mobile tongue tumours

Oropharyngeal tumours

Odontogenic and maxillofacial bone tumours

Part B

Ear tumours

Soft tissue tumours

Haematolymphoid proliferations and neoplasia

Melanocytic tumours

Tumours and tumour-like lesions of the neck and lymph nodes

Germ cell tumours

Metastasis

Neuroendocrine neoplasms and paraganglioma

Genetic tumour syndromes involving the head and neck