Do you recommend inguinal hernia repair before or after chemoRT for inguinal node positive anal cancer?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
I would strongly recommend doing this after chemoradiation. The reason is that the dermal lymphatic drainage will be altered after surgery and any in-transit cancer cells will attempt to go to the contralateral inguinal nodes. I have seen dermal lymphatic recurrences five times in my career after in...