Do you include the anterior fibromuscular stroma in your prostate CTV volume when using MRI fusion?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
Yes, I do. The standard CTV for definitive RT for intact prostate is the entire prostate. The anterior fibromuscular stroma can be involved by cancer. The negative predictive value of MRI for this area is not perfectly understood, so I stick with the standard volumes until we have better data to gui...