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Table 8 Suggested guidelines for the treatment of the neck of patients with carcinomas of the skin

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

 

Skin of scalp

Skin of neck

Skin of nose

 

forehead

temple

mastoid region

parietal part of scalp

occipital scalp

nape, side of neck

ventral part of neck

supraclavi-cular region

root of the nose

other parts

submental (IA)

          

submandibular (IB)

i

        

i

ventral jugular sup. (IIA)

i

i

i

i

i

i

 

i

i

i

dorsal jugular sup. (IIB)

    

i

     

jugular medial (III)

i

i

i

i

i

i

b

i

i

i

jugular inferior (IV)

     

i

b

i

  

cerv. post. prof. (VA)

     

i

    

supraclavicular (VB)

     

i

    

cerv. ant. superf. (VI)

      

b

   

pretracheal (VI)

      

b

   

paratracheal (VI)

      

b

   

faciales

i

        

i

parotidal

i

i

      

i

 

external jugular

    

i

     

retroauricular

  

i

i

      

occipital

    

i

     
 

Skin of face

Skin of ear

 

lateral eyelid

medial eyelid

lacrimal gland, cheek

lower lip, chin

upper lip

anterior part

lower part

posterior part

  

submental (IA)

   

b

      

submandibular (IB)

 

i

i

b

i

     

ventral jugular sup. (IIA)

i

i

i

b

i

i

i

i

  

dorsal jugular sup. (IIB)

          

jugular medial (III)

i

i

i

b

i

i

i

i

  

jugular inferior (IV)

      

i

   

cerv. post. prof. (VA)

          

supraclavicular (VB)

          

cerv. ant. superf. (VI)

          

pretracheal (VI)

          

paratracheal (VI)

          

faciales

 

i

        

parotidal

i

 

i

  

i

    

external jugular

      

i

   

retroauricular

       

i

  

occipital

          
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Radiation Oncology

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