Patterns of regional lymph node failure of locally advanced hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma after first-line treatment with surgery and/or intensity-modulated radiotherapy

Abstract Background To identify the spatial patterns of regional lymph node failure of locally advanced hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) after first-line treatment with surgery and/or intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT). Methods We retrospectively obtained the clinicopathological cha...

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Main Authors: Dongqing Wang, Shui Yu, Limin Zhai, Jin Xu, Baosheng Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-020-06793-6