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    American Cancer Society

    Atlas of

    Clinical Oncology

    Published

    Blumgart, Fong, Jarnagin Hepatobiliary Cancer (2001)

    Cameron Pancreatic Cancer (2001)

    Char Tumors of the Eye and Ocular Adnexa (2001)

    Eifel, Levenback Cancer of the Female Lower Genital Tract (2001)

    Shah Head and Neck Cancer (2001)

    Silverman Oral Cancer (1998)

    Sober, Haluska Skin Cancer (2001)

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    Droller Urothelial Cancer (2002)

    Fuller Uterine and Endometrial Cancer (2003)

    Ginsberg Lung Cancer (2001)

    Grossbard Malignant Lymphomas (2001)

    Ozols Ovarian Cancer (2002)Pollock Soft Tissue Sarcomas (2001)

    Posner, Vokes, Weichselbaum Cancer of the Upper Gastrointestinal Tract (2001)

    Prados Brain Cancer (2001)

    Raghavan Germ Cell Tumors (2002)

    Steele, Richie Kidney Tumors (2003)

    Volberding Viral and Immunological Malignancies (2003)

    Yasko Bone Tumors (2002)

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    American Cancer Society

    Atlas of

    Clinical Oncology

    Editors

    GLENN D. STEELE JR, MDGeisinger Health System

    THEODORE L. PHILLIPS, MD

    University of California

    BRUCE A. CHABNER, MD

    Harvard Medical School

    Managing Editor

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    Director of Health Content, American Cancer Society

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    American Cancer Society

    Atlas of

    Clinical Oncology

    Cancer of the

    Head and NeckEditor

    Jatin P. Shah, MD, MS (Surg.), FACS,Hon. FRCS (Edin), Hon. FDSRCS (Lond)

    Chief, Head and Neck Service

    E.W. Strong Chair in Head and Neck Oncology

    Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

    Professor of Surgery, Weill Medical College, Cornell University

    New York, New York

    Assistant Editor

    Snehal G. Patel, MD, MS (Surg.), FRCS

    Clinical Research Associate

    Head and Neck Service

    Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, New York

    Illustrator

    Alice Y. Chen

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    PETERE. ANDERSEN, MD, FACS

    Associate Professor

    Department of Otolaryngology, Head and

    Neck Surgery

    Oregon Health Sciences University

    Portland, Oregon

    Management of Cervical Metastasis

    JAY O. BOYLE, MDAssistant Attending Surgeon

    Head and Neck Service

    Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center;

    Assistant Professor

    Department of Otorhinolaryngology

    Head and Neck Surgery

    Weill Medical College of Cornell University

    New York, New York

    Oral Cavity Cancer

    JOHN F. CAREW, MD

    Assistant Attending Surgeon

    Department of Otorhinolaryngology

    Head and Neck Surgery

    New York Presbyterian Hospital;

    Assistant Professor

    Department of Otorhinolaryngology

    Head and Neck Surgery

    The Weill Medical College of Cornell University

    New York, New York

    The Larynx: Advanced Stage Disease

    LANCEFORD M. CHONG, M.D.

    Associate Attending Radiation Oncologist

    Department of Radiation Oncology

    Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York

    Head and Neck Radiation Oncology

    PETERG. CORDEIRO, MD, FACS

    Associate Attending Surgeon

    Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Service

    Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center;

    Associate Professor of Surgery

    Department of Surgery

    Weill Medical College of Cornell University

    New York, New York

    General Principles of Reconstructive Surgeryfor Head and Neck Cancer

    Mandible Reconstruction

    BRUCE J. DAVIDSON, MD, FACS

    Assistant Professor

    Deartment of Otolaryngology

    Head and Neck Surgery

    Georgetown University Medical Center

    Washington, District of Columbia

    Epidemiology and Etiology

    JOSEPH J. DISA, MD

    Assistant Attending Surgeon

    Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Service

    Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center;

    Assistant Professor

    Department of Surgery

    Weill Medical College of Cornell University

    New York, New York

    General Principles of Reconstructive Surgery

    for Head and Neck Cancer

    Mandible Reconstruction

    ANDREW G. HUVOS, MD

    Attending Pathologist

    Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center;

    Professor of Pathology

    Weill Medical College of Cornell University

    New York, New York

    Pathology of Head and Neck Tumors

    Contributors

    v

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    vi CONTRIBUTORS

    PAUL A. KEDESHIAN, MD

    Visiting Assistant Professor

    Division of Head and Neck Surgery

    University of California Medical Center

    Los Angeles, California

    Skull Base: Anterior and Middle Cranial Fossa

    Neurogenic and Vascular Tumors of the Head

    and Neck

    DANIEL J. KELLEY, MD

    Director, Head and Neck Oncology

    and Skull Base Surgery

    Department of Otolaryngology

    Bronchoesophagology

    Assistant Professor

    Temple University School of Medicine

    Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCancer of the Hypopharynx and Cervical

    Esophagus

    DENNIS H. KRAUS, MD, FACS

    Associate Attending Surgeon

    Head and Neck Service

    Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center;

    Associate Professor

    Department of Otorhinolaryngology

    Head and Neck Surgery

    Weill Medical College of Cornell UniversityNew York, New York

    Cancer of the Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinuses

    Skull Base: Anterior and Middle Cranial Fossa

    DANIEL D. LYDIATT, DDS, MD, FACS

    Associate Professor

    Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck

    Surgery

    University of Nebraska Medical Center

    Omaha, Nebraska

    The Larynx: Early Stage Disease

    WILLIAM M. LYDIATT, MD, FACS

    Associate Professor

    Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck

    Surgery

    University of Nebraska Medical Center

    Omaha, Nebraska

    The Larynx: Early Stage Disease

    FERNANDO C. MALUF, MD

    Associate Professor

    Division of Solid Tumor, Department of Medicine

    Sirio Libanes Hospital

    Sao Paolo, Brazil

    Chemotherapy and Chemoprevention in

    Head and Neck Cancer

    BERNARD B. OMALLEY, MD

    Attending Radiologist

    The Princeton Medical Center

    Princeton, New Jersey

    Head and Neck Imaging

    SNEHAL G. PATEL, MD, MS, FRCS

    Clinical Research Associate

    Head and Neck ServiceMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York

    Tumors of the Oropharynx

    Soft Tissue and Bone Tumors

    Thyroid and Parathyroid Tumors

    DAVID G. PFISTER, MD

    Associate Attending Physician

    Division of Solid Tumor

    Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center;

    Associate Professor, Department of MedicineWeill Medical College of Cornell University

    New York, New York

    Chemotherapy and Chemoprevention in

    Head and Neck Cancer

    MANJU L. PRASAD, MD

    Assistant Professor

    Department of Pathology

    Ohio State University Hospital

    Columbus, Ohio

    Pathology of Head and Neck Tumors

    SCOTT SAFFOLD, MD

    Resident, Department of Otolaryngology

    Head and Neck Surgery

    Oregon Health Sciences University

    Portland, Oregon

    Management of Cervical Metastasis

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    CONTRIBUTORS vii

    ERIC SANTAMARIA, MD

    Associate Professor

    Department of Surgery

    Hospital General Dr. Manuel Gea Gonzalez

    Mexico City, Mexico

    General Principles of Reconstructive Surgery

    for Head and Neck Cancer

    Mandible Reconstruction

    JATIN P. SHAH, MD, FACS

    Chief and Attending Surgeon

    Elliot W. Strong Chair in Head and Neck Oncology

    Head and Neck Service

    Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center;

    Professor, Department of Surgery

    Weill Medical College of Cornell University

    New York, New YorkSkin Cancers of the Head and Neck

    Tumors of the Oropharynx

    Skull Base: Anterior and Middle Cranial Fossa

    Neurogenic and Vascular Tumors of the

    Head and Neck

    Soft Tissue and Bone Tumors

    ASHOKR. SHAHA, MD, FACS

    Attending Surgeon

    Head and Neck Service

    Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center;Professor, Department of Surgery

    Weill Medical College of Cornell University

    New York, New York

    Thyroid and Parathyroid Tumors

    ERIC J. SHERMAN, MD

    Assistant Member

    Division of Population Science

    Department of Medical Oncology

    Fox Chase Cancer Center

    Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaChemotherapy and Chemoprevention in

    Head and Neck Cancer

    BHUVANESH SINGH, MD

    Assistant Attending Surgeon

    Head and Neck Service

    Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center;

    Assistant Professor

    Department of Otorhinolaryngology

    Head and Neck Surgery

    Weill Medical College of Cornell University

    New York, New York

    Skin Cancers of the Head and Neck

    Rehabilitation and Quality of Life Assessment in

    Head and Neck Cancer

    JEFFREY D. SPIRO, MD, FACS

    Professor of Surgery

    University of Connecticut Health Science Center

    Farmington, Connecticut

    Salivary Tumors

    RONALD H. SPIRO, MD, FACS

    Professor of Surgery

    Head and Neck ServiceMemorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York

    Salivary Tumors

    ELLIOT W. STRONG, MD, FACS

    Professor Emeritus

    Head and Neck Service

    Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York

    Oral Cavity Cancer

    SUZANNE L. WOLDEN, MD

    Assistant Attending Radiation Oncologist

    Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center;

    Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology

    Weill Medical College of Cornell University

    New York, New York

    Cancer of the Nasopharynx

    RICHARD J. WONG, MD

    Fellow, Head and Neck Service

    Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, New York

    Cancer of the Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinuses

    IAN M. ZLOTOLOW, DMD

    Chief and Attending Dental Surgeon

    Dental Service

    Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

    New York, New York

    Dental Oncology and Maxillofacial Prosthetics

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    1 Epidemiology and Etiology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

    Bruce J. Davidson, MD, FACS

    2 Pathology of Head and Neck Tumors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

    Manju L. Prasad, MD, Andrew G. Huvos, MD

    3 Head and Neck Imaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57Bernard B. OMalley, MD

    4 Skin Cancers of the Head and Neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

    Bhuvanesh Singh, MD, Jatin P. Shah, MD, FACS

    5 Oral Cavity Cancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

    Jay O. Boyle, MD, Elliot W. Strong, MD, FACS

    6 Tumors of the Oropharynx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

    Snehal G. Patel, MD, MS, FRCS, Jatin P. Shah, MD, FACS

    7 Cancer of the Nasopharynx . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

    Suzanne L. Wolden, MD

    8 The Larynx: Advanced Stage Disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

    John F. Carew, MD

    9 The Larynx: Early Stage Disease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

    William M. Lydiatt, MD, FACS, Daniel D. Lydiatt, DDS, MD, FACS

    10 Cancer of the Hypopharynx and Cervical Esophagus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

    Daniel J. Kelley, MD

    11 Cancer of the Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204

    Richard J. Wong, MD, Dennis H. Kraus, MD, FACS

    Contents

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    CONTENTS ix

    12 Skull Base: Anterior and Middle Cranial Fossa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225

    Paul A. Kedeshian, MD, Dennis H. Kraus, MD, FACS, Jatin P. Shah, MD, FACS

    13 Salivary Tumors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240

    Jeffrey D. Spiro, MD, FACS, Ronald H. Spiro, MD, FACS

    14 Thyroid and Parathyroid Tumors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251

    Ashok R. Shaha, MD, FACS, Snehal G. Patel, MD, MS, FRCS

    15 Management of Cervical Metastasis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274

    Peter E. Andersen, MD, FACS, Scott Saffold, MD

    16 Neurogenic and Vascular Tumors of the Head and Neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288

    Paul A. Kedeshian, MD, Jatin P. Shah, MD, FACS

    17 Soft Tissue and Bone Tumors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309

    Snehal G. Patel, MD, MS, FRCS, Jatin P. Shah, MD, FACS

    18 General Principles of Reconstructive Surgery for Head and Neck Cancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330

    Joseph J. Disa, MD, Eric Santamaria, MD, Peter G. Cordeiro, MD, FACS

    19 Mandible Reconstruction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358

    Peter G. Cordeiro, MD, FACS, Eric Santamaria, MD, Joseph J. Disa, MD

    20 Dental Oncology and Maxillofacial Prosthetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376

    Ian M. Zlotolow, DMD

    21 Head and Neck Radiation Oncology. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 395

    Lanceford M. Chong, MD

    22 Chemotherapy and Chemoprevention in Head and Neck Cancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 444

    Fernando C. Maluf, MD, Eric Sherman, MD, David G. Pfister, MD

    23 Rehabilitation and Quality of Life Assessment in Head and Neck Cancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 467

    Bhuvanesh Singh, MD

    Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 478

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    Although oral cancer is the sixth most common cancer worldwide, cancer of the head and neck is a rare dis-

    ease in the western world. A higher incidence is reported in Southeast Asia as well as certain parts of Europe

    and Latin America. Tobacco and alcohol remain the most important etiologic factors; however, the primary

    site incidence of head and neck cancer varies throughout the world depending on the type of substance abuse

    and the extent of consumption.

    Management of these patients requires a team effort with expertise in various disciplines. As our under-

    standing of the biology and natural history of cancers of the head and neck increases, efforts at preservation

    or restoration of form and function become increasingly important. These efforts are not only important in

    the surgical treatment of these tumors but are also important in the multidisciplinary, integrated treatment

    programs delivered by comprehensive treatment teams. Most major cancer centers, not only in the UnitedStates but also worldwide, now deliver optimal care for patients with cancers of the head and neck through

    the integrated efforts of multidisciplinary disease-management teams. Such disease-management teams

    work to develop treatment algorithms and establish guidelines for a unified treatment approach in order to

    maintain internal consistency, initiate investigative protocols, and push the frontiers in the battle against can-

    cer. Such guidelines are also developed by the American Head and Neck Society (AHNS) and the National

    Cancer Center Network (NCCN). The focus has clearly been on outcome analysis and (whenever feasible),

    implementation of evidence-based medicine. These have provided excellent practice guidelines for the prac-

    titioner in the community and are rapidly becoming standards of care.

    The contributing authors in this book are or have been members of the head and neck disease-management

    team at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. As a result, the treatment programs practiced

    at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center tend to be reflected in the philosophies expressed in this book,though every attempt has been made to be comprehensive and to give a balanced view of other treatment

    approaches and report results. Thus, in spite of being a multi-authored book, the strength of this work is its

    internal consistency of diagnostic approaches, therapeutic decisions, multidisciplinary treatment programs,

    and surgical techniques. It is obviously impossible for a work of this nature to be either complete or perma-

    nently up-to-date; new technology will offer newer diagnostic approaches that will impact on the development

    of newer treatment strategies and therapeutic protocols. However, this book represents the art and science of

    head and neck surgery and oncology as well as the current approach to the multidisciplinary management of

    tumors of the head and neck. Accurate clinical staging of head and neck tumors is crucial to treatment plan-

    ning and for comparison of outcomes. However, we have deliberately not included the AJCC/UICC staging

    system in the book due to the anticipated revision of the AJCC/UICC staging system this year. It is expected

    that the sixth edition of the AJCC/UICC staging manual will be published in the year 2002 and we recommendthat the reader refer to this manual for information on details of staging criteria. This book will not only be a

    valuable resource to aspiring head and neck surgeons and oncologists but also to surgeons, medical oncolo-

    gists, radiation oncologists, and physicians in other specialties as it will act as a reference volume for current

    concepts in the management of cancer of the head and neck.

    Jatin P. Shah, MD

    August 2001

    Preface

    x

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    Dedication

    This work is dedicated to our patients who have endured the ravages of head and neck cancer and who have

    demonstrated extraordinary strength in their struggle to preserve life. These exceptional human beings, who

    join hands with us in the dogged pursuit of a cure for their cancer and a better quality of life, have a special

    place in our hearts. We salute their courage, understanding, and perseverance. We are thankful to them for

    putting their trust and lives in our hands, for giving us the opportunity to understand the disease, and for

    inspiring us to put this work together.

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    Acknowledgments

    I would like to express my sincere appreciation to the American Cancer Society for asking me to edit this

    volume in their series of clinical atlases. I am equally grateful for the contributions of each of the authors

    who so willingly and promptly provided up-to-date, generously illustrated, comprehensive but concise chap-

    ters on their assigned topics. But for their diligence and promptness, it would not have been possible to com-

    pile this work on schedule.

    My special thanks are owed to Ms. Alice Chen for the artwork in this book, Ms. Nancy Bennett for the

    graphics and editorial responsibilities, and Ms. Arlene Cooper for transcription of the text.

    Jatin P. Shah, MD