This is a very useful text with a comprehensive review of radiologic findings in Head & Neck pathologic conditions.  It is divided into the various neck spaces and each chapter within these sections deals with a specific pathologic finding for that area of the head and neck.  The chapters are arranged from benign to malignant pathology and cover epidemiology, clinical findings, pathology, treatment, imaging findings and imaging pearls.  The chapters are concise and the images are clear with detailed legends.  The line drawings and artist renditions are easily followed and surgical or endoscopic views, where added, enhance the radiologic images presented.

   This text is useful for radiology residents, neuroradiology fellows, radiologists who perform head and neck imaging and otolaryngologists.  It is a useful addendum to an otolaryngologist’s library and can enhance the review of patients’ films to determine the site and origin of a lesion. Radiation oncologists and medical oncologists who treat head and neck carcinomas will also find this text to be a useful resource.  Oral maxillofacial surgeons would additionally benefit from the information in this book, especially with regards to the odontogenic infections and tumors.  Because the chapters are clear and concise, the book is easy to read and can enhance other references to the specific pathology one is interested in.

   The authors specifically state in the preface that the purpose of this book is to be a reference used at the viewbox (or PACS machine) and can help identify the location with respect to the various neck spaces as well as the differential diagnosis.  The inclusion of imaging pearls is something that residents especially will appreciate.  I feel the authors accomplished their goal of making this a workable reference tool and their inclusion of CT, MRI as well as artist renderings and line drawings enhance the ability of this book to be used when reviewing patient images.

   Comparing this to other similar references, in specific Valvassori Imaging of the Head and Neck, I find the chapters easier to follow and the organization speeds up the search process for a specific pathology.  Even though this book does not specifically address sinus or temporal bone imaging, I feel it is a useful adjunct to Valvassori’s text and for quick reference, it is clearly better. 

Ratings (1-4 , 4 being the highest):

Organization of information:    4

Usefulness of book:     3

Suitable for intended audience:    4

Author’s objectives met:      4

Significant number of illustrations:     4

Quality of illustrations:    4

Table of Contents:

Section I  :  Masticator Space

Chapter 1.     Benign Masseteric Muscle Hypertrophy

Chapter 2.     Denervation Atrophy

Chapter 3.     Infection

Chapter 4.     Abscess Associated with Odontogenic Infection

Chapter 5.     Tuberculosis

Chapter 6.     Retromolar SCCA with MS Spread

Chapter 7.     Masticator Muscle Tumor Infiltration

Chapter 8.     Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Chapter 9.     Osteosarcoma

Chapter 10.    Fibrosarcoma

Chapter 11.    Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma

Chapter 12.    Rhabdomyosarcoma

Chapter 13.    Desmoid Fibromatosis

Chapter 14.    Hemangiosarcoma

Chapter 15.    Neurofibromatosis Type 2

Chapter 16.    Benign Minor Salivary Gland Tumors (Pleomorphic Adenoma, Monomorphic Adenoma, Warthin's Tumor)

Chapter 17.    Malignant Minor Salivary Gland Tumors (Adeniodcystic, Mucoepidermoid, Adenocarcinoma, Low-Grade Polymorphous Adenocarcinoma)

Chapter 18.    Ameloblastoma

Chapter 19.    Mandibular Osteoradionecrosis

Chapter 20.    Masticator Muscle Fibrosis

Chapter 21.    Nodular Fascitis and Other Benign Fibroblastic Lesions

Chapter 22.    Synovial Chondromatosis

Chapter 23.    Lipoma

Chapter 24.    Aneurysmal Bone Cyst

Chapter 25.    Vascular Malformations

Chapter 26.    Hemangiomas

Chapter 27.    Arteriovenous Malformation

Chapter 28.    Masseter Muscle Venous Malformation

Section II  :  Parotid Space

Chapter 29.    Parotid Sialolithiasis

Chapter 30.    Acute Infective Parotitis

Chapter 31.    Pneumaoarotitis

Chapter 32.    Sjogren's Syndrome

Chapter 33.    Radiation-Induced Parotitis

Chapter 34.    Lymphoepithelial Cysts

Chapter 35.    Kimura's Disease

Chapter 36.    Warthin's Tumor

Chapter 37.    Pleomorphic Adenoma (Benign Mixed Tumor)

Chapter 38.    Carcinoma Expleomorphic Adenoma, Carcinosarcoma, Metastasizing Mixed Tumor

Chapter 39.    Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma

Chapter 40.    Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma

Chapter 41.    Adenocarcinoma

Chapter 42.    Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Chapter 43.    Oncocytoma

Chapter 44.    Monomorphic Adenoma

Chapter 45.    Acinous Cell Carcinoma

Chapter 46.    Lymphoma

Chapter 47.    Facial Nerve Schwannoma

Chapter 48.    Congenital Anomalies of the First Branchial Apparatus

Chapter 49.    Vascular Lesions

Chapter 50.    Lymphatic Malformations

Chapter 51.    Hemangiomas

Section III  :  Visceral Space

Chapter 52.    Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Chapter 53.    Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma with Eustachian Tube Extension

Chapter 54.    Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma with Pterygopalatine and Orbital Extension

Chapter 55.    Squamous Cell Carninoma of the Soft Palate

Chapter 56.    Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Palatine (Faucial) Tonsil

Chapter 57.    Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Tongue Base/Vallecule

Chapter 58.    Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Anterior and Posterior Tonsillar Pillar

Chapter 59.    Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Retomolar Tigone

Chapter 60.    Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Gingiva and the Hard Palate

Chapter 61.    Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Buccal Muscosa

Chapter 62.    Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oral Tongue

Chapter 63.    Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Epiglottis

Chapter 64.    Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Aryepiglottic Fold

Chapter 65.    Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the False Vocal Cord

Chapter 66.    Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the True Vocal Cord

Chapter 67.    Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Subglottis

Chapter 68.    Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Pyriform Sinus

Chapter 69.    Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Postcricoid Region

Chapter 70.    Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Posterior Pharyngeal Wall

Chapter 71.    Rhabdomyosarcoma

Chapter 72.    Nasopharyngeal Meningioma

Chapter 73.    Nasopharyngeal Hemangiopericytoma

Chapter 74.    Nasopharyngeal Adenocystic Carcinoma

Chapter 75.    Plasmacytoma

Chapter 76.    Nasopharyngeal Lymphoma

Chapter 77.    Juvenile Angiofibroma

Chapter 78.    Inverted Papilloma

Chapter 79.    Benign Minor Salivary Gland Tumors

Chapter 80.    Malignant Minor Salivary Gland Tumors

Chapter 81.    Granular Cell Tumors

Chapter 82.    Chondrosarcoma of the Larynx

Chapter 83.    Juvenile Laryngeal Papillomatosis

Chapter 84.    Laryngeal Paraganglioma

Chapter 85.    Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder

Chapter 86.    Kaposi Sarcoma

Chapter 87.    Teratoma

Chapter 88.    Adeniodal Enlargement in HIV+ Patients

Chapter 89.    Nasopharyngeal Inflammation from Middle Ear Infection

Chapter 90.    Kimura's Disease

Chapter 91.    Sphenoethmoidal Polyps

Chapter 92.    Antrochoanal Polyp

Chapter 93.    Peritonsillar Abscess

Chapter 94.    Tonsillar Calcifications (Tonsilloliths)

Chapter 95.    Croup (Laryngotracheitis)

Chapter 96.    Epiglottis

Chapter 97.    Laryngeal Infection: Supraglottis

Chapter 98.    Herpes Pharyngitis

Chapter 99.    Laryngeal Tuberculosis

Chapter 100.  Wegener's Granulomatosis of the Larynx

Chapter 101.   Tornwaldt's Cyst

Chapter 102.   Nasopharyngeal Inflitrative Ectopic Pituitary Adenoma

Chapter 103.   Congenital Tracheal Stenosis

Chapter 104.   Laryngomalacia (Congenital Flaccid Larynx)

Chapter 105.   Tracheoesophogeal Fistula and Esophogeal Atresia

Chapter 106.    Laryngeal Cysts

Chapter 107.   Laryngocoele

Chapter 108.   Laryngeal Webs

Chapter 109.   Zenker's Diverticulum

Chapter 110.   Subglottic Hemangioma

Chapter 111.   Venous Malformations

Chapter 112.   Thyroid Adenoma

Chapter 113.   Goiter

Chapter 114.   Thyroid Cyst

Chapter 115.   Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma

Chapter 116.   Follicular Thyroid Carcinoma

Chapter 117.   Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma

Chapter 118.   Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma

Chapter 119.   Thyroid Metastasis

Chapter 120.   Thyroid Lymphoma

Chapter 121.   Hashimoto's Thyroiditis

Chapter 122.   Langerhan's Cell Histiocytosis

Chapter 123.   Thyroglossal Duct Cyst

Chapter 124.   Lingual Thyroid

Chapter 125.   Thyroid Amyloidosis

Chapter 126.   Parathyroid Adenoma

Section IV  :  Retropharyngeal Space

Chapter 127.   Tortuous Carotid Artery

Chapter 128.   Retropharyngeal Edema Following Radiation Therapy

Chapter 129.   Retrapharyngeal Infections: Cellulitis, Suppurative Adenitis, Abscess

Chapter 130.   Retropharyngeal Cellulitis

Chapter 131.   Retropharyngeal Space Abscess (Foreign Body)

Chapter 132.   Tuberculous Retropharyngeal Space Abscess

Chapter 133.   Retropharyngeal Lymphadenopathy

Chapter 134.   Tumor Spread into the Retropharyngeal Space

Chapter 135.   Chordoma

Chapter 136.   Lipoma

Chapter 137.   Lymphatic Malformations

Section V  :  Prevertebral Space

Chapter 138.   Anterior Osteophyte

Chapter 139.   Vertebral Metastases

Chapter 140.   Vertebral Osteomyelitis/ Discitis

Chapter 141.   Granulomatous Spondylitis

Chapter 142.   Chordoma

Chapter 143.   Vertebral Artery Aneurysm

Section VI  :  Parapharyngeal Space

Chapter 144.   Infection

Chapter 145.  Tumor Spread from Oropharyngeal Visceral Space

Chapter 146.   Tumor Spread from Nasopharyngeal Visceral Space

Chapter 147.   Tumor Spread from Temporal Bone

Chapter 148.   Tumor Spread from nasal Fossa

Chapter 149.   Malignant Minor Salivary Gland Tumors (Adeniodcystic, Mucepidermoid, Adenocarcinoma, Low-Grade Polymorphous Adenocarcinoma)

Chapter 150.   Pleomorphic Adenoma (Benign Mixed Tumor)

Chapter 151.   Neurofibroma

Chapter 152.   Adenoidcystic Carcinoma

Chapter 153.   Lipoma

Chapter 154.   Arteriovenous Malformations

Chapter 155. Lymphatic Malformations

Section VII  :  Carotid Space

Chapter 156.   Normal Variants That May Mimic Disease

Chapter 157.   Cartoid Artery Dissection

Chapter 158.   Thrombosed INternal Jugular Vein

Chapter 159.   Trauma [Psuedoaneurysm (Dissecting Aneurysm)and Hematoma]

Chapter 160.   Enlarged Cervical Lymph Nodes in Patients with Acquired Immunodeficiency Sybdrine

Chapter 161.   Cat Scratch Disease

Chapter 162.   Tuberculous Lymphadenopathy

Chapter 165.   Tumor Spread to the Cartoid Sheath

Chapter 166.   Encasement of the Cartoid Sheath

Chapter 167.   Hodgkin's disease

Chapter 168.   Castleman's Disease

Chapter 169.   Neuroblastoma

Chapter 170.   Meningioma

Chapter 171.   Jugular Foramen Hemangiopericytoma

Chapter 172.   Schwannoma

Chapter 174.   Neurofibroma

Chapter 175.   Congenital Anomalies of the Third Branchial Apparatus

Chapter 176.   Congenital Anomalies of the Fourth Branchial Apparatus

Section VIII :  Buccal Space

Chapter 177.   Accessory Salivary Tissue

Chapter 178.   Partoid Duct Calculus

Chapter 179.   Cellulitis

Chapter 180.   Lymph Nodes

Chapter 181.   Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Chapter 182.   Benign Minor Salivary Gland Tumors (Pleomorphic Adenoma, Monomorphic Adenoma, Warthin's Tumor)

Chapter 183.   Malignant Minor Salivary Gland Tumors (Adenoidcystic, Mucoepidermoid, Adenocarcinoma, Low Grade Polymorphous Adenocarcinome)

Chapter 184.   Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Chapter 185.   Ameloblastoma

Chapter 186.   Lipoma

Chapter 187.   Capillary Malformations

Chapter 188.   Venous Malformations

Chapter 189.   Arteriovenous Malformations

Chapter 190.   Hemangiomas

Chapter 191.   Lymphatic Malformations

Section IX  :  Sublingual Space

Chapter 192.   Abscess

Chapter 193.   Ludwig's Angina

Chapter 194.   Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Floor of the Mouth

Chapter 195. Malignant Minor Salivary Gland Tumors (Adenoidcystic, Mucoepidermoid, Adenocarcinoma, Low-Grade Polymorphous Adenocarcinoma)

Chapter 196.   Benign Minor Salivary Gland Tumors (Pleomorphic Adenoma, Monomorphic Adenoma, Warthin's Tumor)

Chapter 197.   Simple Ranula

Chapter 198.   Epidermoid/ Dermoid (Dermoid Cyst)

Chapter 199.   Thyroglossal Duct Remnant

Chapter 200.   Vascular Malformations

Section X  :  Submandibular Space

Chapter 201.   Submandibular Sialolithiasis

Chapter 202.   Infection

Chapter 203.   Necrotizing Fasciitis

Chapter 204.   Chronic Sclerosing Sialadenitis--- "Kuttner's Tumor"

Chapter 205.   Group (Level) ! Lymph Nodes (Submandibular-Submental)

Chapter 206.   Facial Lymph Nodes: Mandibular Group

Chapter 207.   Benign Minor Salivary Gland Tumors

Chapter 208.   Malignant Minor Salivary Gland Tumors

Chapter 209.   Congenital Anomalies of the Second Branchial Apparatus

Chapter 210.   Arteriovenous Malformations

Chapter 211.   Lymphatic Malformations

Chapter 212.   Madelung's Disease

Chapter 213.   Hemangiomas

Chapter 214.   Thyroglossal Duct Cyst

Chapter 215.   Complex (Diving, Plunging) Ranula