Pathological distribution of positive lymph nodes in patients with clinically and radiologically no oropharyngeal carcinoma: Implications for IMRT treatment planning

Cancer Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 412-416

  Youssef, Emad ^a,b   Chuba, Paul ^a,c   Salib, Nancy ^a,b   Yoo, George H ^a,d   Penagarícano, José ^a,b   Ezzat, Waleed ^a,d   Aref, Amr ^a,c  

^a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^c ST JOHN HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computerized tomography; Intensity modulated radiation therapy; Lymph nodes; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER STAGING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NECK DISSECTION; OROPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 28444451570     PISSN: 15289117     EISSN: 1540336X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00130404-200509000-00009     Document Type: Article

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