Local failure after radical radiotherapy of non-small cell lung cancer in relation to the planning FDG-PET/CT.

M KandiLone HoffmannD Sloth MoellerH H SchmidtMarianne Marquard Knap Azza Ahmed Khalil

Published in: Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) (2017)

This study indicates that the most PET active volume on p-PET-CT is a driver for rec at T-site. LN-recurrences predominantly appear in station 2R, 4R, 7 and right hilum. Additional confirmatory studies regarding lymph node mapping and selective lymph node irradiation is needed.

Keyphrases

pet ct
lymph node
positron emission tomography
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
sentinel lymph node
early stage
radiation therapy
computed tomography
locally advanced
case control