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Clinicopathologic analysis of microscopic tumor extension in glioma for external beam radiotherapy planning.
BMC medicine - 17 Nov 2021
Nie Shulun, Zhu Yufang, Yang Jia, Xin Tao, Xue Song, Sun Jujie, Mu Dianbin, Chen Zhaoqiu, Sun Pengpeng, Yu Jinming, Hu Man
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: There is no consensus regarding the clinical target volume (CTV) margins in radiotherapy for glioma. In this study, we aimed to perform a complete macropathologic analysis examining microscopic tumor extension (ME) to more accurately define the CTV in glioma. METHODS: Thirty-eight supra-total resection specimens of glioma patients were examined on histologic sections. The ME distance, defined as the...
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