Head and Neck Tumours: WHO Classification of Tumours 5th Edition

 Please note that the contents of this volume have been split into two parts for publication in print: Part A and Part B which are shrink-wrapped together.

Head and Neck Tumours is Volume 9 in the 5th edition of the WHO Series on the Classification of Human Tumours. This series (also known as the WHO Blue Books) is regarded as the gold standard for the diagnosis of tumors and comprises a unique synthesis of histopathological diagnosis with digital and molecular pathology. These authoritative and concise reference books provide indispensable international standards for anyone involved in the care of patients with cancer or in cancer research, underpinning individual patient treatment as well as research into all aspects of cancer causation, prevention, therapy, and education.

What’s new in this edition?

The 5th edition, guided by the WHO Classification of Tumours Editorial Board, establishes a single coherent cancer classification presented across a collection of individual volumes organized on the basis of anatomical site (digestive system, breast, soft tissue and bone, etc.) and structured in a systematic manner, with each tumor type listed within a taxonomic classification: site, category, family (class), type, and subtype. In each volume, the entities are now listed from benign to malignant and are described under an updated set of headings, including histopathology, diagnostic molecular pathology, staging, and easy-to-read essential and desirable diagnostic criteria.

This double volume has been prepared by 285 authors and editors; includes contributors from around the world; has more than 1500 high-quality images and 5000 references.

Part A

    Nasal, paranasal, and skull base tumors
    Nasopharyngeal tumors
    Hypopharyngeal, laryngeal, tracheal, and parapharyngeal tumors
    Salivary gland tumors
    Oral cavity and mobile tongue tumors
    Oropharyngeal tumors
    Odontogenic and maxillofacial bone tumors

Part B

    Ear tumors
    Soft tissue tumors
    Haematolymphoid proliferations and neoplasia
    Melanocytic tumors
    Tumours and tumor-like lesions of the neck and lymph nodes
    Germ cell tumors
    Metastasis
    Neuroendocrine neoplasms and paraganglioma
    Genetic tumor syndromes involving the head and neck