Anatomical bases for the radiological delineation of lymph node areas. Part III: Pelvis and lower limbs

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 22-33

  Lengelé, Benoit ^a   Scalliet, Pierre ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

CTV; Lower limb tumors; Lymphatics; Pelvic cancer; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; BLOOD FLOW; CANCER CELL; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INVASION; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CELL MIGRATION; HUMAN; INGUINAL LYMPH NODE; IRRADIATION; LEG; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; PELVIS LYMPH NODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE; TISSUE STRUCTURE; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; VASCULAR TISSUE;

HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHATIC IRRADIATION; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; PELVIS;

EID: 67349158667     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2008.11.007     Document Type: Review

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