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Radiologic assessment of retropharyngeal node involvement in oropharyngeal carcinomas stratified by HPV status. Radiotherapy and oncology Tang, C., Komakula, S., Chan, C., Murphy, J. D., Jiang, W., Kong, C., Lee-Enriquez, N., Jensen, K. C., Fischbein, N. J., Le, Q. 2013; 109 (2): 293-296

Abstract

Radiation of retropharyngeal nodes (RPN) results in increased toxicities. This study assessed characteristics associated with RPN involvement in 165 oropharynx cancer patients. Factors associated with involvement were stage N2c-3 disease and stage N2b disease with either advanced T-stage, ?3 involved cervical LN, and ?1 involved contralateral LN, or lateral/posterior subsites.

View details for DOI 10.1016/j.radonc.2013.09.001

View details for PubMedID 24103114