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SUBMITTER: Due AK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4469149 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Due Anne K AK Vogelius Ivan R IR Aznar Marianne C MC Bentzen Søren M SM Berthelsen Anne K AK Korreman Stine S SS Loft Annika A Kristensen Claus A CA Specht Lena L
Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology 20140630 3
<h4>Background and purpose</h4>To analyze the recurrence pattern in relation to target volumes and (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) uptake on positron emission tomography in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) patients treated with definitive chemoradiation.<h4>Material and methods</h4>520 patients received radiotherapy for HNSCC from 2005 to 2009. Among 100 patients achieving complete clinical response and a later recurrence, 39 patients with 48 loco-regional failures had a recurrence C ...[more]