Prognostic value of retropharyngeal lymph node metastasis laterality in nasopharyngeal carcinoma and a proposed modification to the UICC/AJCC N staging system.

CONCLUSION: Patients with NPC and unilateral RLN metastasis had better survival than did patients with bilateral RLN metastasis. Upgrading cases with bilateral RLN metastasis from N1 to N2 may help improve prognostication using the 8th AJCC system.
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Source: Radiotherapy and Oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology - June 9, 2019 Category: Radiology Authors: Huang L, Zhang Y, Liu Y, Li H, Wang S, Liang S, Zhou J, Cui C, Sun Y, Chen M, Xu S, Li J, Liu L Tags: Radiother Oncol Source Type: research