Selectively sparing the submandibular gland when level Ib lymph nodes are included in the radiation target volume: An initial safety analysis of a novel planning objective

Background: Submandibular gland (SMG) metastases are extremely rare in head and neck cancer, even in the presence of level Ib lymph node (LN) involvement. In recent years, we have contoured the SMG and specifically attempted to limit its dose exposure even in patients in whom the level Ib LN station...
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Autor*in:

Varra, Vamsi [verfasserIn]

Ross, Richard B. [verfasserIn]

Juloori, Aditya [verfasserIn]

Campbell, Shauna [verfasserIn]

Tom, Martin C. [verfasserIn]

Joshi, Nikhil P. [verfasserIn]

Woody, Neil M. [verfasserIn]

Ward, Matthew C. [verfasserIn]

Xia, Ping [verfasserIn]

Koyfman, Shlomo A. [verfasserIn]

Greskovich, John F. [verfasserIn]

Format:

E-Artikel

Sprache:

Englisch

Erschienen:

2018

Schlagwörter:

Head and neck cancer

Oral cavity

Oropharynx

Radiation therapy

IMRT

Submandibular gland sparing

Xerostomia

Übergeordnetes Werk:

Enthalten in: Oral oncology - Amsterdam [u.a.] : Elsevier Science, 1997, 89, Seite 79-83

Übergeordnetes Werk:

volume:89 ; pages:79-83

DOI / URN:

10.1016/j.oraloncology.2018.12.021

Katalog-ID:

ELV001617427

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