Carbon-ion Radiotherapy for Isolated Lymph Node Metastasis After Surgery or Radiotherapy for Lung Cancer

Carbon-ion Radiotherapy for Isolated Lymph Node Metastasis After Surgery or Radiotherapy for Lung Cancer

Purpose: Mediastinal and hilar lymph node metastasis is one of the recurrence patterns after definitive treatment of lung cancer. Salvage radiotherapy (RT) can be a treatment option for lymph node metastasis. However, the usefulness of additional RT remains unclear after surgery or RT for the primar...

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Main Authors: Katsuyuki Shirai, Yoshiki Kubota, Tatsuya Ohno, Jun-ichi Saitoh, Takanori Abe, Tatsuji Mizukami, Yasumasa Mori, Hidemasa Kawamura, Keiko Akahane, Takashi Nakano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
lymph node metastasis
carbon-ion radiotherapy
particle beam therapy
non-small cell lung cancer
postoperative recurrence
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2019.00731/full

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