RT Book, Section
A1 Chandrasoma, Parakrama
A1 Taylor, Clive R.
SR Print(0)
ID 194016
T1 Introduction
T2 Concise Pathology, 3e
YR 1998
FD 1998
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 9780838514993
LK accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=194016
RD 2024/04/19
AB This  section  deals  with  diseases  of  the  head  and  neck—but  not  the  brain,  which  is  covered  in  the  section  on  the  nervous  system  (Section  XV).  The  main  rationale  of  including  such  diverse  organs  as  the  oral  cavity,  salivary  glands,  ear,  nose,  pharynx,  and  larynx  in  one  section  is  that  they  are  included  in  the  surgical  specialty  of  otolaryngology.  Diseases  of  the  teeth  (dental  pathology,  Chapter  31:  The  Oral  Cavity  &  Salivary  Glands)  and  eyes  (ophthalmic  pathology,  Chapter  33:  The  Eye)  form  the  rest  of  this  section.  The  oral  cavity,  nose,  pharynx,  and  larynx  form  the  common  opening  of  the  respiratory  and  gastrointestinal  systems  and  are  often  collectively  called  the  upper  respiratory  tract.