Anatomical bases for the radiological delineation of lymph node areas. Upper limbs, chest and abdomen

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 335-347

  Lengelé, Benoit ^a   Nyssen behets, Catherine ^a   Scalliet, Pierre ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Abdominal cancer; CTV; Lymphatics; Radiotherapy; Thoracic cancer

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL CANCER; ANATOMY; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BLOOD FLOW; CANCER INFILTRATION; CANCER INHIBITION; CANCER INVASION; CANCER LOCALIZATION; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE METASTASIS; THORAX CANCER;

ABDOMEN; AXILLA; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; THORAX;

EID: 34548437058     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2007.07.016     Document Type: Review

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