Evaluation of Microscopic Disease in Oral Tongue Cancer Using Whole-Mount Histopathologic Techniques: Implications for the Management of Head-and-Neck Cancers

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
8227720	International Journal of Radiation OncologyBiologyPhysics	2012	8 Pages	PDF

Abstract

In this study we were able to assess the distribution of MD more accurately than has been possible with routine pathologic techniques. The results indicate that when the GTV is correctly identified, there is very little MD to be found outside this volume. This has implications for the volume of tissue resected at surgery and the volume included in the clinical target volume in conformal radiotherapy planning.

Keywords

Microscopic disease Treatment margins Head and neck cancer

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Physical Sciences and Engineering Physics and Astronomy Radiation

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Evaluation of Microscopic Disease in Oral Tongue Cancer Using Whole-Mount Histopathologic Techniques: Implications for the Management of Head-and-Neck Cancers

Authors

Sorcha M.B.Ch.B., F.R.C.R., Ian M.D., F.R.C.P.(C.)., Dan B.Sc., Dan B.Sc., Kevin M.D., F.R.C.S.(C.)., Dan M.D., F.R.C.S.(C.)., Simon M.D., F.R.C.P.(C.), John M.D., F.R.C.P.(C.)., Ghassan M.D., Eric M.D., Nader M.D., F.R.C.P.(C.)., Ben B.Math.,