Main description:

Textbook and Color Atlas of Salivary Gland Pathology: Diagnosis and Management provides its readers with a new, landmark text/atlas of this important discipline within oral and maxillofacial surgery, otolaryngology/head and neck surgery, and general surgery. Written by well-established clinicians, educators, and researchers in oral and maxillofacial surgery, this book brings together information on the etiology, diagnosis and treatment of all types of salivary gland pathology. Clear and comprehensive, the Textbook and Color Atlas of Salivary Gland Pathology offers complete explanation of all points, supported by a wealth of clinical and surgical illustrations to allow the reader to gain insight into every facet of each pathology and its diagnosis and treatment.

Contents:

Chapter 1: Surgical anatomy, embryology and physiology of the salivary glands. Chapter 2: Diagnostic imaging of salivary gland pathology. Chapter 3: Infections of the Salivary Glands. Chapter 4: Cysts of the Salivary Glands. Chapter 5: Sialolithiasis. Chapter 6: Systemic diseases affecting the salivary glands. Chapter 7: Classification, Grading and Staging of Salivary Gland Tumors. Chapter 8: Parotid Tumors. Chapter 9: Tumors of the submandibular and sublingual glands. Chapter 10: Minor salivary gland tumors. Chapter 11: Non-salivary tumors of the salivary glands. Chapter 12: Trauma and injuries to the salivary glands. Chapter 13: Miscellaneous pathologic processes of the salivary glands