Hideya Yamazaki, Gen Suzuki, Norihiro Aibe, Hiroya Shiomi, Ryoong-Jin Oh, Ken Yoshida, Satoaki Nakamura, Koji Konishi, Tomohiko Matsuyama, Mikio Ogita
Unresectable, isolated lymph node recurrence after radiotherapy is rare but a candidate for re-irradiation. However, severe toxicity is anticipated. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the efficacy and toxicity of re-irradiation in isolated lymph node recurrence of head and neck lesions. We analyzed 46 patients who received re-irradiation for lymph node recurrence without local progression. The primary tumor sites included the oral cavity in 17 patients, the hypopharynx in 12, the oropharynx in seven, the larynx in three, the nasopharynx in two, and other sites...
February 7, 2024: Scientific Reports