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What volumes do you cover when delivering salvage radiation for a contralateral neck recurrence after upfront ipsilateral neck radiation for tonsillar cancer?

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Radiation Oncology · University of Florida

Levels 1b, 2, 3, 4, 5, and RP on the previously unirradiated neck.

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Radiation Oncology · Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center

I'm not sure on the routine clinical need of radiating contralateral IB, or V if it's an isolated neck recurrence - depends on if you would've electively treated that if the patient had not had surgery. II-IV I agree with.

If isolated neck recurrence, I'm not sure if ipsilateral RP would need it eith...

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