Radiation Oncology

Merkel Cell Carcinoma

Questions discussed in this category

How long can a patient with newly diagnosed merkel cell carcinoma wait for wide local excision with sentinel node biopsy?

If I can't get them in with a surgical oncologist for the lymph node would it be better to do the wide local excision in my office immediately and ris...

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How would you manage a cardiac metastasis from Merkel cell carcinoma?

The patient has an asymptomatic metastasis in the left atrial appendage. Would you start off with immunotherapy then add radiation later, or visa ver...

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How would you treat an elderly patient (ECOG 0-1) with locally advanced rectal cancer and synchronous Merkel cell cancer of the extremity requiring adjuvant RT?

Would you treat both at the same time? Does one need to be prioritized over the other? Does Xeloda have any efficacy against Merkel cell cancer? How...

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For Merkel cell carcinoma of the lower extremity with early isolated recurrence in the ipsilateral inguinal nodes, would you include pelvic lymph nodes in the post-operative field following inguinal lymph node dissection?

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How would you approach a patient with metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma to the axillary/supraclavicular lymph nodes of unknown primary?

Would you recommend locoregional radiation therapy or systemic or immunotherapy alone? If you would consider radiation therapy, what would be your rec...

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How would you approach adjuvant radiation therapy for a Merkel cell carcinoma of the cheek in an immunocompromised patient?

For example, in a patient status-post WLE with a close (2.5 mm) deep margin and negative neck node sampling, would clinical (but not pathologic) ...

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Would you recommend adjuvant radiation therapy to the locoregional lymph node basins for Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) with a solitary macroscopically positive lymph node (LN) without ECE after lymph node dissection?

Per the NCCN guidelines, in this specific scenario, adjuvant radiation therapy to the locoregional lymph nodes after lymph node dissection is not indi...

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What is your approach to adjuvant treatment to the tumor bed and/or regional lymph nodes for an early stage Merkel cell carcinoma status-post WLE and sentinel lymph node biopsy?

If there is an operationally failed sentinel lymph node biopsy, do you always include RT to regional nodes?

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