Definitive radiotherapy for head-and-neck cancer with radiographically positive retropharyngeal nodes: Incomplete radiographic response does not necessarily indicate failure

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1017-1021

  Liauw, Stanley L ^a   Mancuso, Anthony A ^a   Morris, Christopher G ^a   Amdur, Robert J ^a   Mendenhall, William M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Head and neck cancer; Radiotherapy; Retropharyngeal nodes

Indexed keywords

CALCIFICATION (BIOCHEMISTRY); COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL IMAGING; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; RADIOGRAPHY;

HEAD-AND-NECK CANCER; RADIOGRAPHICALLY POSITIVE RETROPHARYNGEAL (RP) NODES; RETROPHARYNGEAL NODES; SERIAL IMAGING;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROPHARYNX LYMPH NODE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; PHARYNX; PROGNOSIS; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750283146     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.06.033     Document Type: Article

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