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. 2020 Jun 1;15:136. doi: 10.1186/s13014-020-01576-6

Table 3.

Locations of epicentres that were marginal or outside of RTOG and ESTRO Nodal CTVs

RTOG CTVs Classification of RNRs
(Percentage for RTOG CTV)
Direction of Marginal or Outside RNR compared to RTOG CTVs
Number (Percentage of all 68 Marginal and Outside RNRs)
RNR
n = 226
Outside
n = 60
Marginal
n = 8
Inside
n = 158
Cranial Caudal Anterior Posterior Lateral Medial
SCF 56 28 (50%) 1 (2%) 27 (48%) 5 (7%) 21 (31%)* 3 (4%)
Axilla level I 64 6 (9%) 0 58 (91%) 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 2 (3%)
Axilla level II 37 11 (30%) 1 (3%) 25 (68%) 3 (4%) 12 (18%)† 2 (3%)
Axilla level III 35 9 (17%) 1 (3%) 25 (80%) 3 (4%) 3 (4%) 1(1%) 1 (1%) 2 (3%)
IMC 34 6 (18%) 5 (15%) 23 (68%) 2 (3%) 2 (3%) 7 (10%)
* RADCOMP Posterior Neck 21 3 (14%)° 0 18 (86%) 3 (100%)
ESTRO-CTVs

Classification of RNRs

(Percentage for ESTRO-CTV)

Direction of Marginal or Outside RNR compared to ESTRO-CTVs

Number (Percentage of all 61 Marginal and Outside RNRs)

RNR

n = 226

Outside

n = 57

Marginal

n = 4

Inside

n = 165

Cranial Caudal Anterior Posterior Lateral Medial
SCF 56 33 (59%) 1 (2%) 22 (39%) 9 (15%) 21 (34%)* 3 (5%) 1 (2%)
Axilla Level I 64 8 (13%) 0 56 (87%) 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 1 (1%) 4 (7%) 1 (1%)
Axilla Level II 27 6 (22%) 0 21 (78%) 3 (5%) 1 (1%) 2 (3%)
Interpectoral 11 0 0 11 (100%)
Axilla Level III 34 7 (12%) 1 (3%) 26 (85%) 3 (5%) 3 (5%) 2 (3%)
IMC 34 3 (9%) 2 (6%) 29 (85%) 2 (3%) 3 (3%)
* RADCOMP Posterior Neck 21 3 (14%)° 0 18 (86%) 3 (100%)

Abbreviation: RNR Regional nodal recurrence