43 Salivary Gland Transplantation Peter Sieg and Gerd Geerling Introduction Definition Physiology and Pathophysiology Regulation of Secretory Function Denervation of Salivary Glands Warm Ischemic Tolerance of Salivary Tissue Indications and…
7 Evaluation of Salivary Glands—Imaging Minerva Becker Introduction Conventional Radiography Conventional Sialography Indications Technique Contraindications Advantages and Disadvantages Radionuclide Scanning Examination Technique Current Indications Ultrasonography Examination Technique Indications, Advantages, and…
32 Neck Metastasis Peter Zbaeren and Patrick J. Bradley Introduction Prognostic Impact of Lymph-Node Metastases Incidence of Clinically Detectable Neck Metastases Occult Metastases Neck Recurrences Treatment of the Node-Positive Neck…
46 New Developments in Molecular Biology Vincent Vander Poorten List of Abbreviations Introduction Recent and New Developments Cell Cycle–Based Proliferation Indices Elements of the Cascade High-Throughput Analysis Conclusions and Future…
24 Recurrent Benign Salivary Tumors Orlando Guntinas-Lichius, C. René Leemans, and Patrick J. Bradley Introduction Recurrent Pleomorphic Adenoma Recurrent Warthin Tumor Epidemiology and Etiology Recurrent Pleomorphic Adenoma Recurrent Warthin Tumor…
27 Malignant Salivary Gland Neoplasms—Classification Patrick J. Bradley and Claus Wittekindt Introduction Histogenesis of Malignant Salivary Gland Neoplasms TNM and Stage Groupings Acinic Cell Carcinoma Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma…
28 Imaging Examinations Minerva Becker Introduction Choice of Imaging Method Pretherapeutic Period Post-Therapeutic Period Ultrasound Features of Salivary Gland Malignancies and Differential Diagnosis CT Features of Salivary Gland Malignancies and…
40 Trauma-Induced Problems in the Salivary Glands Vinidh Paleri and M. Shahed Quraishi Introduction Clinical Anatomy Definition Epidemiology Clinical Features Diagnostic Work-Up Clinical Assessment Sialography Facial Nerve Function Testing Computed…
