Prognostic value of cervical nodal tumor volume in nasopharyngeal carcinoma: Analysis of 1230 patients with positive cervical nodal metastasis.

PURPOSE:To investigate the variability and prognostic value of nodal tumor volume (NTV) in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). METHODS AND MATERIALS:Data on 1230 patients with newly diagnosed stage T1-4N1-3M0 NPC treated with definitive radiation therapy with or without chemotherapy at a single cancer c...

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Main Authors: Fo-Ping Chen, Guan-Qun Zhou, Zhen-Yu Qi, Li Lin, Jiang Hu, Xiao-Ju Wang, Ying Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5425204?pdf=render