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EHNS-ESTRO H&N course
Florence, June 2016
Sources of information
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Anatomy if the lymphatic system
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Lymph node distribution:
clinical
radiological
pathological
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Pattern of failure after selective treatment
EHNS-ESTRO H&N course
Florence, June 2016
State of the art
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Predictive pattern of lymph node
involvement in HNSCC
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Selective neck treatment (irradiation or
dissection) for selected N stage
Definition of the extend of the
CTV in the neck




