Microscopic tumor spread beyond (echo)endoscopically determined tumor borders in esophageal cancer

Microscopic tumor spread beyond (echo)endoscopically determined tumor borders in esophageal cancer

Abstract Objective The microscopic tumor spread (MS) beyond the macroscopic tumor borders of esophageal tumors is crucial for determining the clinical target volume (CTV) in radiotherapy. The question arises whether current voluminous CTV margins of 3–5 cm around the macroscopic gross tumor volume (...

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Main Authors: Melanie Machiels, Maurits L. van Montfoort, Nikki B. Thuijs, Mark I. van Berge Henegouwen, Tanja Alderliesten, Sybren L. Meijer, Jeanin E. van Hooft, Maarten C. C. M. Hulshof
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Esophageal cancer
Microscopic tumor spread
Clinical target volume
Endoscopy
Fiducial markers
Radiotherapy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13014-019-1419-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13014-019-1419-5

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