title: [Pelvic irradiation in prostate cancer: what place for what volumes?].
abstract: External beam radiotherapy alone is a standard treatment for prostate cancer. According to clinical, histological and biological characteristics of the tumour, lymph node irradiation can be done in combination with irradiation of the prostate. The completion of pelvic irradiation remains controversial and may cause complications by increasing volumes of irradiated healthy tissues. The accuracy of the delineation of lymph node becomes an important issue. This article proposes to take on the characteristics of the pelvic lymph node drainage of the prostate, to review the literature on pelvic irradiation and the definition of volumes to be irradiated.
authors.affiliation: Service de radiothérapie oncologie, centre hospitalier Lyon Sud, 165, chemin du Grand-Revoyet, 69495 Pierre-Bénite cedex, France. Electronic address: olivier.chapet@chu-lyon.fr.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Chapet
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Enachescu
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lorchel
mesh_terms: D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000528:radiation effects; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D008297:Male; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D050397:Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated
keywords: Irradiation pelvienne; Pelvic irradiation; Prostate; Volumes