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| most common malignant tumor in the head and neck |
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| Larynx CA most often occurs in: males females both equally |
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| Larynx CA is primarily related to what activity |
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| what is the most common histology of Larynx CA |
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| supraglottic glottic subglottic |
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| the larynx is divided into what 3 regions |
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| CA occurs most often in what region of the Larynx |
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| what region of the larynx has rare occurence of CA (only 1%) |
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| what headrest is most commonly used for Larynx CA why |
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| what is the most presenting factor of vocal cord CA |
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| supraglottic region of larynx |
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Definition
| this is the largest region of the larynx and includes the laryngeal surface of the epiglottis, aryepiglottic folds, arytenoids, false vocal cords and laryngeal ventricles |
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| this region of the larynx includes the right and left true vocal cords |
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| subglottis region of larynx |
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Definition
| this region of the larynx extends from .5 cm below glottis to lower margin of cricoid cartilage |
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| are there any capillary lymphatics in the true vocal cords |
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| most common metastic site for glottic tumors |
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| local invasion into supraglottic and subglottic regions |
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| how do glottic tumors spread |
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| what important measurement should be taken when using a "C" headrest |
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| use jumprope to pull shoulders out of treatment area |
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| when treating Larynx CA what should be done to the patients arms |
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| parallel opposed laterals w/wedges |
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| what is the field arangement for Larynx CA |
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| typical field size for Larynx CA |
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| bottom of the hyoid cartilage |
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| Field borders for Larynx CA: Superior ? |
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| Field borders for Larynx CA: Anterior ? |
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| includes the thyroid cartilage and is anterior and parallel to the vertebral bodies of the cervical spine (c4-5) |
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| Field borders for Larynx CA: Posterior ? |
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| Field borders for Larynx CA: Inferior ? |
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| 6600cGy at 200cGy per fraction, depth midplane |
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| Dose for larynx CA glottic region confined to vocal cords |
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| what size wedges used for this contour |
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| hoarsness dysphagia tanning of skin |
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| side effects of treatment (rt) |
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