[Selection and delineation of lymph node target volumes in head and neck neoplasms].
This article reviews all clinical and pathological data available in the literature supporting the concept of selectivity in the neck nodes to be included in the Clinical Target Volume for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Using the terminology of neck node levels and the guidelines for the surgical delineation of these levels proposed by the Committee for Head and Neck Surgery and Oncology of the American Academy for Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, recommendations are proposed for both the selection and the delineation of lymph node target volumes.
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Clinique de cancérologie cervico-maxillo-faciale, université catholique de Louvain, hôpital universitaire Saint-Luc, 1200 Bruxelles, Belgique. gregoire@rbnt.ucl.ac.be
Daisne
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Bauvois
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Coche
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Duprez
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Hamoir
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Reychler
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D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage