Review of Postoperative and Elective Nodal Irradiation in Head and Neck Cancer

Title:Review of Postoperative and Elective Nodal Irradiation in Head and Neck Cancer

Volume: 10 Issue: 4

Author(s): Daniel M. Trifiletti, Austin Sim, David D. Wilson and Paul W. Read

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Keywords: Elective irradiation, head and neck cancer, lymph nodes, postoperative irradiation, skin cancer.

Abstract: Radiotherapy plays a critical role in the nodal management of patients with head and neck cancer. The indications, dose fractionation schedules, and results of postoperative radiation therapy (PORT) and elective nodal management (ENI) in various head and neck cancers are reviewed and summarized with common themes identified.

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Trifiletti M. Daniel, Sim Austin, Wilson D. David and Read W. Paul, Review of Postoperative and Elective Nodal Irradiation in Head and Neck Cancer, Current Cancer Therapy Reviews 2014; 10 (4) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157339471004150407125249