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Radiother Oncol
; 109(2): 293-6, 2013 Nov.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24103114
RESUMO
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.