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Salivary Gland Pathology: Diagnosis and Management, Second
Edition, updates the landmark text in this important discipline
within oral and maxillofacial surgery, otolaryngology/head and neck
surgery, and general surgery. Written by well-established
clinicians, educators, and researchers in oral and maxillofacial
surgery, this book brings together information on the etiology,
diagnosis, and treatment of all types of salivary gland pathology.
Clear and comprehensive, Salivary Gland Pathology: Diagnosis and
Management offers complete explanation of all points, supported
by a wealth of clinical and surgical illustrations to allow the
reader to gain insight into every facet of each pathologic entity
and its diagnosis and treatment.

Salivary Gland Pathology: Diagnosis and Management offers
comprehensive coverage of all aspects of this topic. Beginning with
the embryology, anatomy and physiology of the salivary glands, the
first section of the book discusses radiographic imaging,
infections, cystic conditions, sialoadenitis and sialolithiasis,
and systemic diseases. The second section of the book is devoted to
the classification of salivary gland tumors and devotes individual
chapters to the discussion of each type. Additions for this section
of the second edition include molecular biology of salivary gland
neoplasia, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy and targeted therapy
for salivary gland malignancies.  The book closes with a
discussion of pediatric salivary gland pathology, traumatic
injuries of the salivary glands and miscellaneous pathologic
processes of the salivary glands and ducts, including a sec