Oral cancer
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Bibliographic Information
Oral cancer
Decker, 1998
4th ed
Available at 12 libraries
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Copyright : American Cancer Society
CD-ROM inside. The disk contains the complete text and illustrations of this book, in fully searchable PDF files.
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This reference takes multidisciplinary approach to cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation. First, if guides readers through the early diagnosis of a lesion during the localized stage. Then it discusses treatments and procedures. Rehabilitation regarding appearance, mastication, swallowing, saliva control and consistency, and dental health are covered, to round out overall patient management. New to this fourth edition is an overview of pediatric oncology and the oral/dental implications, plus treatment of oral cancer in children, and new information on precancerous oral lesions and imaging techniques.
Table of Contents
- Epidemiology
- etiology and predisposing factors
- leukoplakia and erythroplasia
- diagnosis
- spread of tumor, staging, and survival
- treatment
- complications of treatment
- restoration of palate, tongue-mandible, and facial defects
- leukemia and lymphoma
- malignant salivary gland tumors
- other malignancies and oral oncology
- HIV-associated oral malignancies.
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