Cancer of the Head and Neck
Cancer of the Head and Neck
Fifth Edition
Jeffrey N. Myers, MD, PhD, FACS
Olive and Hubert Stringer Distinguished Professor in Cancer Research
Department of Head and Neck Surgery
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas
Ehab Y. N. Hanna, MD, FACS
Professor and Vice Chairman
Charles and Daneen Stiefel Chair in Cancer Research
Co-Director of Skull Base Surgery
Department of Head and Neck Surgery
Medical Director, Head and Neck Center
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas
Eugene N. Myers, MD, FACS, FRCS Edin (Hon)
Distinguished Professor and Emeritus Chair
Department of Otolaryngology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Professor, Department of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery
University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Names: Myers, Jeffrey (Jeffrey N.), editor. | Hanna, Ehab Y., editor. | Myers, Eugene N., 1933- editor.Title: Cancer of the head and neck / [edited by] Jeffrey N. Myers, Ehab Y.N. Hanna, Eugene N. Myers.Other titles: Cancer of the head and neck (Myers)
Description: Fifth edition. | Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer, [2017] | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016015692 | ISBN 9781451191134
Subjects: | MESH: Head and Neck Neoplasms
Classification: LCC RC280.H4 | NLM WE 707 | DDC 616.99/491dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016015692
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This book is dedicated to my wife, Lisa, and our children, Keith Nicholas Myers, Brett Alexander Myers, and Blake David Myers, and to my parents, Eugene and Barbara Myers.
JNM
This book is dedicated to my wife, Sylvie, for her grace, sacrifice, and support throughout my career; our daughters, Gabrielle Grace (Gigi) Hanna and Camille Lauren Hanna, for the joy and blessing they bring to our lives; my parents who encouraged me to follow my dreams; my mentors who inspired me to pursue excellence; my residents and students who continue to teach me; and my patients whose endurance, resilience, and faith continue to amaze me.
EYH
This book is dedicated to my wife and best pal, Barbara; our son, Jeffrey N. Myers, MD, PhD, his wife, Lisa, and their sons, Keith N. Myers, Brett A. Myers, and Blake D. Myers; our daughter, Marjorie M. Fulbright, her husband, Cary, and their sons, Alexander F. Fulbright and Charles J. Fulbright, who are a constant source of joy and inspiration; to my parents, the late Dr. David and Rosalind N. Myers, whose dedication to patient care was a way of life; to the late Dr. John Conley with whom I learned the principles of Head and Neck Surgery; and to Dr. James Y. Suen who invited me to be his partner in writing
Cancer of the Head and Neck.
ENM
CONTRIBUTORS
Ruth A. Aponte-Wesson, DDS, MS, FACP
Associate Professor
Department of Head and Neck Surgery
Section of Oral Oncology and Maxillofacial Prosthodontics
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas
Ryan M. Aronberg, MD, MS
Department of Surgery, Otolaryngology
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut
Carol R. Bradford, MD, FACS
Professor
Department of OtolaryngologyHead and Neck Surgery
University of Michigan Health System
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Eduardo Bruera, MD
FT McGraw Chair in the Treatment of Cancer
Chair, Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation, and Integrative Medicine
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas
Malcolm A. Buchanan, BSc (Hons), MBChB, PhD, FRCS (ORL-HNS)
Postgraduate Fellow in Head and Neck Surgery
Department of OtolaryngologyHead and Neck Surgery
Westmead Hospital
Sydney, Australia
Daniel Buchbinder, MD
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Department of OtolaryngologyHead and Neck Surgery
Mount Sinai Beth Israel
New York, New York
Richard C Cardoso. , DDS, MS, FACP
Assistant Professor
Section of Oral Oncology
Department of Head and Neck Surgery
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas
Jerry Castro, MD
Department of OtolaryngologyHead and Neck Surgery
Guam Memorial Hospital
Guam
Mark S. Chambers, DMD, MS
Professor
Department of Head and Surgery
Chief and Medical Director, Section of Oral Oncology and Maxillofacial Prosthodontics
Vice Chair (HNS), Research Compliance and Regulatory Affairs
Chair, Institutional Review Board 5