WHO classification of head and neck tumours (World Health Organization Classification of Tumours) - Softcover

International Agency For Research On Cancer

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9283224388 ISBN 13: 9789283224389

Publisher: IARC, 2017

Synopsis

The WHO Classification of Head and Neck Tumours is the ninth volume in the 4th Edition of the WHO series on histological and genetic typing of human tumors. This authoritative, concise reference book provides an international standard for oncologists and pathologists and will serve as an indispensable guide for use in the design of studies evaluating response to therapy and clinical outcome.

Diagnostic criteria, pathological features, and associated genetic alterations are described in a disease-oriented manner. Sections on all recognized neoplasms and their variants include new ICD-O codes, epidemiology, clinical features, macroscopy, pathology, genetics, and prognosis and predictive factors.

The book, prepared by 135 authors from 35 countries, contains more than 600 color images and tables, and more than 2700 references.

This book is in the series commonly referred to as the "Blue Book" series.

About this title

About the Author:

John K. C. Chan

About this edition

• Publisher: IARC
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 9283224388
• ISBN 13: 9789283224389
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 347
• Editor: El-Naggar Adel K