Oral Pathology as part of the Head and Neck Pathology is an interdisciplinary field of science. The oral mucosa and the saliva are reflectors of many systemic diseases of the organism and therefore valuable parameters of the diagnosis and prognosis of pathological processes. In the last years many new methods have been integrated in the diagnostic repertoire. Proliferation markers are of predicitive value and characterize the biological behavior of a tumor. Markers are such as oncogenes, growth factor receptors or genetic aberrations. The importance of these new markers shall be discussed concerning the different types of oral cancers and salivary gland tumours.

Das Werk behandelt in 18 Kapiteln den gesamten aktuellen Wissensstand der Pathologie der Mundhoehle mit angrenzendem Weichteil- und Knochengewebe unter Berucksichtigung der umfangreichen Literatur. Die zahlreichen Abbildungen und Tabellen sollen sowohl dem interessierten Kliniker wie auch dem Pathologen den weiteren Zugang zu den vielfaltigen Krankheiten der Mundhoehle ermoeglichen. Der Band wendet sich daher besonders an die Fachdiziplinen der Zahnmedizin, Mund-, Kiefer- und Gesichtschirurgie, Hals-, Nasen-, Ohrenheilkunde sowie an die Dermatologie und Innere Medizin.

Contents:
Part 1: Toward an Understanding of Childhood Sexual Abuse. Defining Childhood Sexual Abuse. Prevalence of Childhood Sexual Abuse. Age Factors Pertaining to Childhood Sexual Abuse. Prevention Education. Part 2: Correlates of Child Sexual Abuse. Family Systems Theory. Sociocultural Theories. Cognitive Vulnerability. A Developmental Perspective. Stage Theory. Models of Cognitive Development Compared. Part 3: Vulnerability to Childhood Sexual Abuse as a Function of Social Reasoning. Social Reasoning Research. Social Reasoning Methodology. Defining Abusive Action. Predictions of Vulnerability in the Burkhardt Study. Design of the Study. Part 4: How Children Respond to Perpetrators. Different Types of Perpetrators. Recognition of Perpetrators. Boys' and Girls' Reponses to Perpetrators. Measuring the Quality of Children's Responses. Part 5: A Child-generated Model of Sexual Abuse Intervention. Listening to Children. How Children Fail to Recognise Perpetrators. How Children Resist. Why Children Don't Tell. The Tragedy of Incest. Future Research. Part 6: Assessment of Child Sexual Abuse. Terminology. Categories. Occurrence of Child Sexual Abuse. Symptoms and Signs of Child Sexual Abuse. Data Collection, Testing and Interview Procedures.