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Pediatric Surgical Pathology of Head and Neck Tumors of the Peripheral Nerve and Paraganglionic System

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This chapter discusses a heterogeneous group of pediatric diseases in the oral cavity, maxilla, and mandible that can be diagnosed based on combined features of their appearances on examination, clinical laboratory test results, radiology in bone lesions when appropriate, histology, immunopathology, and molecular abnormalities. These pathological analyses serve to distinguish these diseases as reactive, congenital, inflammatory, benign, or malignant.

While some entities are unique to the oral cavity, many also occur elsewhere in the body. Knowledge of their existence in the oral cavity or jaws is thus key to their diagnosis.

Readers will find the presentation and definition of these lesions and disease conditions in an atlas-like format informative. An accompanying detailed text that describes the clinical–pathological correlations will also facilitate the establishment of an accurate diagnosis.

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  1. Dr. F. H. Wigmore Regional Hospital, Moose Jaw, SK, Canada

    Viktor Sikhar

  2. Division of Pathology, Department of Pediatric Lab Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Cynthia E. Hawkins & Lili-Naz Hazrati

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    Cynthia E. Hawkins & Lili-Naz Hazrati

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Paolo Campisi

  2. Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Vito Forte

  3. Division of Pathology, Paediatric Laboratory, Hospital for Sick Children Division of Pathology, Toronto, ON, Canada

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  4. Division of Pathology, Department of Laboratory Medicine (retired), Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada

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Sikhar, V., Hawkins, C.E., Hazrati, LN. (2021). Pediatric Surgical Pathology of Head and Neck Tumors of the Peripheral Nerve and Paraganglionic System. In: Campisi, P., Forte, V., Ngan, BY., Taylor, G. (eds) Pediatric Head and Neck Textbook. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59265-3_21

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