Radiotherapy
Fig. 4.1 Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) plan for a patient with a nasopharyngeal tumor. Upper right panel: dose volume histogram with doses to specific critical structures (chiasm, parotid gland, spinal…
Foregut Duplication Cysts
Anatomical site Percentage (%) Floor of mouth 30 Tongue 26 Oropharynx 17 Anterior neck 13 Epiglottis/Vallecula 9 Retropharynx 4 Approximately 50 % of patients with foregut duplication cysts have no symptoms…
Parathyroid Tumors
Form Serum calcium Serum PTH Notes Primary ↑ ↑ or normal PTH normal in 15 % Secondary ↓ or normal ↑ Assess for etiology Tertiary ↑ ↑ Clinical history gives diagnosis…
Pilomatrixoma
Location No. of cases Head Cheek 175 (50.6 %) Periauricular region 65 (18.8 %) Orbital region 19 (5.5 %) Forehead 15 (4.3 %) Eyelid 13 (3.8 %) Scalp 11 (3.2 %) Temporal region 9 (2.6 %)…
Capillary Malformations
Fig. 9.1 Capillary malformation, face. a Hypertrophic lip with numerous ecstatic thin-walled venules on the superficial submucosa and thick-walled veins with prominent smooth muscle walls in a deeper submucosal location…
Arteriovenous Malformations: Intracranial
Fig. 8.1 MRI (axial T2 images) demonstrating right frontal AVM in 2-year-old child. Note dilated vessels in right frontal region, including anterior (ACA) and middle cerebral (MCA) branches, as well…
Chiari Malformation
Fig. 11.1 Sagittal T2 magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrates presence of a CM I, with herniation of the cerebellar tonsils (shaded in red) below the foramen magnum (red line), compressing…
Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
Reza Rahbar, Carlos Rodriguez-Galindo, John G. Meara, Edward R. Smith and Antonio R. Perez-Atayde (eds.)Pediatric Head and Neck Tumors2014A-Z Guide to Presentation and Multimodality Management10.1007/978-1-4614-8755-5_6 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014 6. Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Christopher Weldon1 …
Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy phase Neoadjuvant Concurrent chemoradiation Adjuvant Neuroblastoma Nasopharyngeal carcinoma Neuroblastoma Rhabdomyosarcoma Ewing sarcoma Rhabdomyosarcoma Soft tissue sarcomas Soft tissue sarcomas Soft tissue sarcomas Osteosarcoma Rhabdomyosarcoma Ewing sarcoma Ewing sarcoma Retinoblastoma…
Carcinoma/Undifferentiated Tumor
Fig. 10.1 Squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity. a Large ulceration of the gum (between arrowheads) with friable, necrotic surface. Posterior molars are seen to the left of the…
