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How would you treat a postoperative pT4a NX larynx who had TL without node dissection and no suspicious nodes on pre-surgical imaging, specifying nodal volume and dose levels?

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Radiation Oncology · University of Michigan

Laryngeal T4a may consist of different entities with different LN involvement risks. If it involves the supraglottic larynx, it requires RT to levels II-IV bilaterally. If it is transglottic and extends to the subglottic larynx, include also level VI. If it is confined to the glottic larynx and the ...

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Radiation Oncology · University of Florida

Levels 2, 3, 4, 6 bilaterally to 50 Gy/25 fractions or equivalent, and 60 Gy/30 fractions if margins negative to primary site (base of tongue, neopharynx, and stoma).

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