Is bilateral radiotherapy necessary for patients with unilateral squamous cell carcinoma of unknown primary of the head and neck region?

Is bilateral radiotherapy necessary for patients with unilateral squamous cell carcinoma of unknown primary of the head and neck region?

Background and Purpose: Squamous cell carcinoma of unknown primary (SCC-CUP) of the head and neck region remains a clinical challenge, with uncertainty surrounding the necessity of contralateral irradiation of cervical lymphatic drainage in cases of unilateral involvement. Materials and Methods: A r...

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Main Authors: Laura Oebel, Arnulf Mayer, Justus Kaufmann, Daniel Wollschläger, Jan Hagemann, Maximilian Krüger, Heinz Schmidberger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-03-01
Series:Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Head and neck neoplasms
Unknown primary
Radiotherapy
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405630823001386

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