Mapping patterns of metastatic lymph nodes for postoperative radiotherapy in thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a recommendation for clinical target volume definition

Mapping patterns of metastatic lymph nodes for postoperative radiotherapy in thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a recommendation for clinical target volume definition

Abstract Background The clinical target volume (CTV) for postoperative radiotherapy for thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (TESCC) needs to be defined. The study aim was to map metastatic lymph nodes (LNMs) in a computed tomography (CT)-based atlas and delineate the postoperative radiothera...

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Main Authors: Jing Yu, Wen Ouyang, Chunyang Li, Jiuling Shen, Yu Xu, Junhong Zhang, Conghua Xie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Mapping patterns
Recurrent nodes
Postoperative radiotherapy
Thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-019-6065-7

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