Non-melanoma Skin Cancer of the Head and Neck

Non-melanoma skin cancer is a global public health issue. With an ever-increasing, and ageing, world population coupled with increasing numbers of immunosuppressed individuals the number of patients continues to rise. The head and neck is overwhelmingly t

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Faruque Riffat Carsten E. Palme Michael Veness Editors

Non-melanoma Skin Cancer of the Head and Neck

Head and Neck Cancer Clinics

Series editors Rehan Kazi Head and Neck Cancer Manipal University Manipal, Karnataka, India Raghav C. Dwivedi Head and Neck Cancer Royal Marsden Hospital London, United Kingdom

Other titles in the series Clinical Approach to Well-Differentiated Thyroid Cancers Frederick L. Greene and Andrzej L. Komorowski Tumours of the Skull Base and Paranasal Sinuses Ziv Gil and Dan M. Fliss Controversies in Oral Cancer K.A. Pathak and Richard W. Nason Management of Thyroid Cancer: Special Considerations K.A. Pathak, Richard W. Nason and Janice L. Pasieka HPV and Head and Neck Cancers Carole Fakhry and Gypsyamber D’Souza

Faruque Riffat • Carsten E. Palme Michael Veness Editors

Non-melanoma Skin Cancer of the Head and Neck

Editors Faruque Riffat Westmead Hospital University of Sydney Sydney Australia

Michael Veness Westmead Hospital University of Sydney Sydney Australia

Carsten E. Palme Westmead Hospital University of Sydney Sydney Australia

ISSN 2364-4060 ISSN 2364-4079 (electronic) Head and Neck Cancer Clinics ISBN 978-81-322-2496-9 ISBN 978-81-322-2497-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-81-322-2497-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015949116 Springer New Delhi Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Faruque Riffat, Carsten E. Palme, Michael Veness, Rehan Kazi, Raghav C. Dwivedi 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Cover illustration by Dan Gibbons DCR(R), PgCert(CT) Printed on acid-free paper Springer India Ltd. is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com) Byword Books Private Limited, New Delhi, India (www.bywordbooks.in)

This series is dedicated to the research and charity efforts of Cancer Aid and Research Foundation (CARF), Mumbai, India (www.cancerarfoundation.org).

A Note on the Series

Head and neck cancer (HNC) is a major public health challenge. Its management involves a multidisciplinary team approach, whi