Subclinical Lesions of the Primary Clinical Target Volume Margin in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Association With FDG PET/CT

Subclinical Lesions of the Primary Clinical Target Volume Margin in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Association With FDG PET/CT

Background and Objectives: An accurate delineation of the primary clinical target volume (CTVp) in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) significantly affects the outcomes of radiotherapy. However, when basing the CTVp on the primary gross tumor volume, there are no consistent guidelines for the...

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Main Authors: Dali Han, Yinping Yuan, Jie Chai, Guifang Zhang, Lili Wang, Aijun Ren, Pingping Song, Zheng Fu, Jinming Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
pathology
subclinical lesion
clinical target volume
esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
18F-fluorodeoxyglucose
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2019.00336/full

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