Feasibility of ipsilateral lower neck sparing irradiation for unilateral or bilateral neck node-negative nasopharyngeal carcinoma: systemic review and meta-analysis of 2, 521 patients.

Cheng-Long HuangCheng XuYuan ZhangGuan-Qun ZhouYan-Ping MaoQing LiuYing SunJun MaLing-Long Tang

Published in: Radiation oncology (London, England) (2018)

ILNSI provided equivalent survival outcomes and regional control compared to ILNPI; ILNSI represents an appropriate alternative strategy for patients with unilateral or bilateral neck node-negative NPC.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
lymph node
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
case report
radiation therapy
minimally invasive