Quiz 4 Flashcards
RT is used in head and neck (H&N) treatments because _____ of the body’s LNs are in the H&N but sensitive organs are also in this area
1/3
2 clinical presentations of H&N disease
Endophytic
Exophytic
Growth pattern that invades within, more aggressive
Endophytic
Noninvasive neoplasm that projects out from epithelium, usually presents with raised borders on skin
Exophytic
4 diagnosis tools for H&N disease
Laryngoscopy
Palpation
Fiberoptic endoscopy
Biopsy
Gingiva
Gums
Triangular-shaped area behind molars
Retromolar trigone
7 parts of the oral cavity
Lips Buccal mucosa Gingiva Retromolar trigone Hard palate Floor of mouth Anterior two thirds of tongue
3 lymphatic drainage sites of the lips
Submandibular nodes
Preauricular
Facial nodes
2 lymphatic drainage sites of the buccal mucosa
Submaxillary nodes
Submental nodes
2 lymphatic drainage sites of the gingiva and retromolar trigone
Submaxillary nodes
Jugulodigastric nodes
2 lymphatic drainage sites of the hard palate and anterior two thirds of the tongue
Submaxillary nodes
Upper jugular nodes
2 lymphatic drainage sites of the floor of the mouth
Submaxillary nodes
Middle and upper jugular nodes
4 parts of the oropharynx
Base of the tongue
Tonsillar fossa
Soft palate
Pharyngeal walls
3 lymphatic drainage sites of the base of the tongue
Jugulodigastric nodes
Low cervical
Retropharyngeal nodes
2 lymphatic drainage sites of the tonsillar fossa
Jugulodigastric nodes
Submaxillary nodes
3 lymphatic drainage sites of the soft palate
Jugulodigastric nodes
Submaxillary
Spinal accessory nodes
3 lymphatic drainage sites of the pharyngeal walls
Retropharyngeal nodes
Pharyngeal
Jugulodigastric nodes
2 lymphatic drainage sites of the retropharyngeal nodes of the nasopharynx
Superior jugular nodes
Posterior cervical nodes
2 lymphatic drainage sites of the sinuses
Retropharyngeal nodes
Superior cervical nodes
3 parts of the larynx/voice box
Glottis
Subglottis
Supraglottis
2 lymphatic drainage sites of the subglottis
Peritracheal nodes
Low cervical nodes
3 lymphatic drainage sites of the supraglottis
Peritracheal nodes
Cervical submental
Submaxillary nodes
Ear pain
Otaglia
Don’t know where cancer (CA) arose from, undifferentiated; treat like nasopharynx
Unknown primary
Pillar
Arch
Taste buds at back of tongue
Circumvallate papilla
“Spit trap”
Vallecula
4 H&N position and immobilization devices
Immobilization aquaplast mask: nose and zygomatic arches fit tightly but not on eyes; have minimal bolus effect and increase surface dose
Bite block
Arm stretcher
Neck sponge: B or C head sponge
Keep tongue still or out of field
Bite block
Spinal cord of great concern at 4500 cGy; electrons posterior and photons anterior
Anterior triangles
2 H&N interstitial sources
Iridium
Iodine
Average head diameter and SSD
Diameter: 15 cm
SSD: 92.5 cm
___-___ MV photons for oral cavity treatment
4-6 MV
Most common aerodigestive tract carcinomas
Oral cavity
Combined organs and tissues of respiratory tract and upper digestive tract including lips, mouth, tongue, nose, throat, vocal cords, and part of esophagus and windpipe
Aerodigestive tract
4 oral cavity maligancies
Tongue disease usually in lateral borders near middle or posterior 1/3 of tongue
Floor of mouth or anterior surface any side of midline
Lips and gum treated similar to skin CA
Retromolar trigone, hard palate (rare), buccal mucosa, and gingival ridge
Gingival ridge
Gumline
Oral cavity superior and lower borders
Superior = skin-vermillion junction to posterior border of hard palate
Down to circumvallate papillae/base of tongue
Where lips and skin connect
Skin-vermillion junction
Oral cavity opposed lateral and boost dose
Lateral: 4500 cGy
Boost: 65-70 Gy
Oral cavity T3-T4 dose
Up to 80 Gy
Oral cavity IMRT dose to primary lesion
Over 2 Gy
Oral cavity superclav field dose
45-5000 cGy
Parotid TD5/5
3200 cGy
Level of oropharynx
C2-C3
5 disease sites of the oropharynx
Tonsils most common Base of tongue Lateropharyngeal walls Soft palate Uvula
Upper, anterior, inferior and posterior oropharynx borders
Upper: zygomatic arch, shield ear
Anterior: clinically 2 cm beyond tumor
Inferior: thyroid notch
Posterior: cover cervical LNs
Initial dose, dose with posterior triangles, and dose with final boost for the oropharynx
Initial: 4500 cGy
Posterior triangles: 6000 cGy
Boost: 65-75 Gy
Higher dose per fraction to reduce number of weeks patient has to be treated
Accelerated
C3-C6, epiglottis to cricoid cartilage
Lower posterior pharyngeal wall, posterior cricoid area, and pyriform sinuses
IMRT and arcing field VMAT
Hypopharynx
Sinuses on either side of larynx
Pyriform sinuses
Preop and postop hypopharynx dose
Preop: 40-4500 cGy
Postop: 60-65 Gy
Doesn’t have direct drainage to LN chain and doesn’t commonly metastasize
Larynx
Space between vocal cords, 65% of larynx CAs here
Glottis
Above vocal cords
Supraglottis
Below vocal cords
Subglottis
Treat larynx with ___x___ or ___x___ lateral or anterior oblique fields for early stage disease
5x5 or 6x6
Treat larynx with ___-___MV, ___cm of flash anteriorly
4-6MV
1cm
Less than 200 cGy per fraction to larynx results in greater risk of recurrence; treat with over ___-___ cGy per fraction
200-225 cGy
BID larynx treatment dose and dose per fraction
7440-7900 cGy
240 cGy per fraction
T1, T2, and T3 larynx disease dose
T1: 66 Gy
T2: 70 Gy
T3: 6850-7075 cGy (advanced disease)
Larynx superclav dose
46-50 Gy
Early stage larynx port superior, inferior, anterior, and posterior borders
Superior: top of hyoid bone
Inferior: cricoid cartilage/lower border of C6
Anterior: 1-1.5cm flash/shine
Posterior: early no LN cervical, anterior to vertebral body
Arytenoid
Cartilage
Lies at zygomatic arch to EAM, extends inferiorly down to mastoid tip behind nasal cavity above level of soft palate
3D and IMRT
Nasopharynx