Feasibility of ipsilateral lower neck sparing irradiation for unilateral or bilateral neck node-negative nasopharyngeal carcinoma: systemic review and meta-analysis of 2, 521 patients

Feasibility of ipsilateral lower neck sparing irradiation for unilateral or bilateral neck node-negative nasopharyngeal carcinoma: systemic review and meta-analysis of 2, 521 patients

Abstract Background To compare the efficacy of ipsilateral lower neck sparing irradiation (ILNSI) versus ipsilateral lower neck prophylactic irradiation (ILNPI) for unilateral or bilateral neck node-negative nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC). Methods A comprehensive literature search of PubMed, EMBASE, th...

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Main Authors: Cheng-Long Huang, Cheng Xu, Yuan Zhang, Guan-Qun Zhou, Yan-Ping Mao, Qing Liu, Ying Sun, Jun Ma, Ling-Long Tang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Lymph node metastases
Ipsilateral lower neck sparing irradiation
Ipsilateral lower neck prophylactic irradiation
Survival
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13014-018-1087-x

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