External beam radiotherapy alone is a standard treatment for prostate cancer.
According to clinical, histological and biological characteristics of the tumour, lymph node irradiation can be done in combination with irradiation of the prostate. The completion of pelvic irradiation remains controversial and may cause complications by increasing volumes of irradiated healthy tissues. The accuracy of the delineation of lymph node becomes an important issue. This article proposes to take on the characteristics of the pelvic lymph node drainage of the prostate, to review the literature on pelvic irradiation and the definition of volumes to be irradiated.
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Chapet O, Enachescu C, Lorchel F. Are you the author?
Service de radiothérapie oncologie, centre hospitalier Lyon Sud, 165, chemin du Grand-Revoyet, 69495 Pierre-Bénite cedex, France.
Reference: Cancer Radiother. 2013 Oct;17(5-6):562-5.
doi: 10.1016/j.canrad.2013.07.133
PubMed Abstract
PMID: 23993883
Article in French.
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