Do you offer adjuvant post-prostatectomy radiotherapy to patients with inflammatory bowel disease?
If so, would you offer pelvic lymph node irradiation in these patients if they have pathologically node positive disease?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
In general, I do not recommend adjuvant radiation for patients with inflammatory bowel disease, even with very high risk features, such as positive nodes. These patients generally have a very long life expectancy, and are at increased risk for long term complications from pelvic radiation. Unfortuna...
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