Altered fractionation and extended-field irradiation of carcinoma of the cervix
โ Scribed by Victor A. Martial; Ritsuko Komaki
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 668 KB
- Volume
- 76
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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## Abstract ## BACKGROUND It has long been recognized that many patients with locally advanced carcinoma of the cervix harbor occult paraaortic metastases. A randomized study demonstrated that elective paraaortic irradiation improved survival and reduced distant metastases. More recently, concomit