作者
Jian Ji Pan, Wai Tong Ng, Jing Feng Zong, Lucy LK Chan, Brian O'Sullivan, Shao Jun Lin, Henry CK Sze, Yun Bin Chen, Horace CW Choi, Qiao Juan Guo, Wai Kuen Kan, You Ping Xiao, Xu Wei, Quynh Thu Le, Christine M Glastonbury, A Dimitrios Colevas, Randal S Weber, Jatin P Shah, Anne WM Lee
发表日期
2016/2/15
期刊
Cancer
卷号
122
期号
4
页码范围
546-558
简介
BACKGROUND
An accurate staging system is crucial for cancer management. Evaluations for continual suitability and improvement are needed as staging and treatment methods evolve.
METHODS
This was a retrospective study of 1609 patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma investigated by magnetic resonance imaging, staged with the 7th edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC)/International Union Against Cancer (UICC) staging system, and irradiated by intensity‐modulated radiotherapy at 2 centers in Hong Kong and mainland China.
RESULTS
Among the patients without other T3/T4 involvement, there were no significant differences in overall survival (OS) between medial pterygoid muscle (MP) ± lateral pterygoid muscle (LP), prevertebral muscle, and parapharyngeal space involvement. Patients with extensive soft tissue involvement beyond the aforementioned structures had poor …
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