Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10919130 | Radiotherapy and Oncology | 2013 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Radiation of retropharyngeal nodes (RPN) results in increased toxicities. This study assessed characteristics associated with RPN involvement in 165 oropharynx cancer patients. Factors associated with involvement were stage N2c-3 disease and stage N2b disease with either advanced T-stage, ⩾3 involved cervical LN, and ⩾1 involved contralateral LN, or lateral/posterior subsites.
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Authors
Chad Tang, Sirisha Komakula, Cato Chan, James D. Murphy, Wen Jiang, Christina Kong, Nancy Lee-Enriquez, Kristin C. Jensen, Nancy J. Fischbein, Quynh-Thu Le,