Unraveling the patterns and pathways of local recurrence of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: evidence for individualized clinical target volume delineation

CONCLUSIONS: Local recurrence of NPC varied according to T classification, followed a stepwise pattern, spread via neural foramina, and recurred at ipsilateral cavernous sinus. This provides meaningful clinical evidence for delineation of CTV, especially individualized delineation.PMID:36944958 | DOI:10.1186/s13014-023-02199-3

Source: Cancer Control - March 22, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Xiaomin Ou Wenbin Yan Yangle Huang Xiayun He Hongmei Ying Xueguan Lu Hui Zhu Bin Wu Jiazhou Wang Chaosu Hu Source Type: research