Bony landmarks are not an adequate substitute for lymphangiography in defining pelvic lymph node location for the treatment of cervical cancer with radiotherapy

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 167-172

  Bonin, Steven R ^a   Lanciano, Rachelle M ^a   Corn, Benjamin W ^a   Hogan, W Michael ^a   Hartz, William H ^a   Hanks, Gerald E ^a  

^a FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; External iliac lymph nodes; Lymphangiogram; Pelvic radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIS LYMPH NODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

EID: 0030030596     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(95)02055-1     Document Type: Article

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