title: [Delineation of the lymph nodes for head neck cancers].
abstract: The aim of this article is to present the determination and delineation of nodal target volumes for head and neck cancers treated with intensity-modulated radiotherapy. The delineation on computerized tomography scanner (CT scan) requires a precise methodology. Different elements are necessary: clinical examination, diagram of the initially involved lymph nodes, surgical and pathological reports and medical imagings (CT scan, magnetic resonance imaging and fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography). The different clinical target volumes are approached and the concept of selectivity of neck nodal targets is specified according to current literature.
authors.affiliation: Département de radiothérapie, centre Jean-Perrin, 58, rue Montalembert, BP 392, 63011 Clermont-Ferrand cedex 1, France. Electronic address: michel.lapeyre@cjp.fr.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lapeyre
authors.affiliation: Département de radiothérapie, centre Jean-Perrin, 58, rue Montalembert, BP 392, 63011 Clermont-Ferrand cedex 1, France.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Miroir
authors.affiliation: Département de radiothérapie, centre Jean-Perrin, 58, rue Montalembert, BP 392, 63011 Clermont-Ferrand cedex 1, France.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Biau
mesh_terms: D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000379:methods; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D015182:Lymphatic Irradiation; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D037981:Neck Dissection / Q000379:methods; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D050397:Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated; D012306:Risk; D012421:Rupture; D047368:Tumor Burden
keywords: Aires ganglionnaires cervicales; Cancer; Delineation; Délinéation; Lymph node levels; Radiotherapy; Radiothérapie