Prognostic value and staging classification of retropharyngeal lymph node metastasis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients treated with intensity-modulated radiotherapy.

BACKGROUND:The development of intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) has revolutionized the management of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prognostic value and classification of TNM stage system for retropharyngeal lymph node (RLN) metastasis in NPC in t...

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Main Authors: Ling-Long Tang, Rui Guo, Guanqun Zhou, Ying Sun, Li-Zhi Liu, Ai-Hua Lin, Haiqiang Mai, Jianyong Shao, Li Li, Jun Ma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4193733?pdf=render