Radiation induced brachial plexopathy in head and neck cancer patients treated with definitive radiotherapy and correlation with disease characteristics and dosimetric parameters.
F Hadrian Noel AlexanderNirmala SrikantiaSandeep MuzumderAvinash H UdayashankaraMg John SebastianDeepu C TomR P KathiressanJohn Michael RajPublished in: Reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology (2024)
In oropharyngeal/hypopharyngeal primaries and in advanced nodal disease, BP receives higher doses contributing to RIBP. Primary tumor and nodal stage also impacted V60 and V66 of BP. Hence, contouring of BP as an OAR becomes imperative, and respecting the DVH parameters is essential.