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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-12-01
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| Series: | Radiation Oncology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13014-019-1419-5 |