Radiologic assessment of retropharyngeal node involvement in oropharyngeal carcinomas stratified by HPV status.
retrospective_cohort · Level III
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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.
Medical subject headings
- Oropharyngeal Neoplasms
- Papillomaviridae