Omitting Elective Irradiation of the Contralateral Retropharyngeal Nodes in Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Treated with Intensity-modulated Radiotherapy

Introduction: The use of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) in head and neck cancers has allowed for selective sparing of low-risk or uninvolved lymph nodes. In oropharyngeal cancers, the benefits and risks of omitting contralateral retropharyngeal lymph nodes (RPLN) remain uncertain. This...

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Julkaisussa:Cureus
Päätekijät: Nagatsuka, Moeko, Hughes, Ryan T, Shenker, Rachel F, Frizzell, Bart A, Greven, Kathryn M
Aineistotyyppi: Artigo
Kieli:Inglês
Julkaistu: Cureus 2019
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Radiation Oncology
Linkit:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6402860/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30868038
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.3825
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