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Table 7 Suggested guidelines for the treatment of the neck of patients with squamous cell carcinoma in the head and neck region

From: Guidelines for delineation of lymphatic clinical target volumes for high conformal radiotherapy: head and neck region

 

Ear

Nasal cavity

Thyroid gland

 

external auditory canal

tympanic cavity

eustachian tube

anterior part of mucosa

posterior part of mucosa

medial superior part

lateral superior part

medial inferior part

lateral inferior part

submental (IA)

         

submandibular (IB)

   

i

     

ventral jugular sup. (IIA)

i

b

b

i

b

b

i

b

i

dorsal jugular sup. (IIB)

         

jugular medial (III)

i

b

b

i

b

b

i

b

i

jugular inferior (IV)

     

b

i

b

i

cerv. post. prof. (VA)

i

b

b

      

supraclavicular (VB)

         

pretracheal (VI)

     

b

 

b

 

paratracheal (VI)

       

b

 

thyroidei (VI)

     

b

b

b

b

retropharyngeal

 

b

b

 

b

    

faciales

         

parotidal

i

i

       

external jugular

         

retroauricular

         
 

Orbit

Parotid gland

Paranasal sinus

Cellulae mastoideae

Submandibular gland

 

cornea,sclera,lens,retina

lateral part of conjunctiva

medial part of conjunctiva

cranial part

caudal part

    

submental (IA)

         

submandibular (IB)

  

i

i

i

  

i

 

ventral jugular sup. (IIA)

 

i

i

i

i

b

b

i

 

dorsal jugular sup. (IIB)

   

i

i

    

jugular medial (III)

 

i

i

i

i

b

b

i

 

jugular inferior (IV)

   

i

i

i

 

i

 

cerv. post. prof. (VA)

   

i

i

    

supraclavicular (VB)

   

i

i

    

pretracheal (VI)

         

paratracheal (VI)

         

thyroidei (VI)

         

retropharyngeal

     

b

b

  

faciales

  

i

      

parotidal

 

i

 

i

i

    

external jugular

    

i

    

retroauricular

      

i

  
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Radiation Oncology

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