Management of malignant head and neck tumors in children

Pediatr Clin North Am. 1989 Dec;36(6):1443-50. doi: 10.1016/s0031-3955(16)36799-2.

Abstract

This article describes the symptomatology of the most commonly encountered malignancies of the head and neck in children. Information is being made available on practically a daily basis from the areas of cytogenetics, tumor markers, and oncogenes. The role of surgery and radiation in the management of these malignancies is also considered and reevaluated.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms / mortality
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Hodgkin Disease / diagnosis
  • Hodgkin Disease / mortality
  • Hodgkin Disease / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / diagnosis
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / mortality
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / therapy*
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma / diagnosis
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma / mortality
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma / therapy*