Do you sample radiologically negative paraaortic nodes in cervical cancer patients with clinically positive pelvic nodes prior to initiating primary chemoradiation?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Community Practice
Possible options in PET-positive pelvic nodes and negative PA nodes:
Treat at least the entire common iliac chain, including the aortic bifurcation nodal region, which is 1 level above the affected pelvic nodes.
Treat the subrenal PA region prophylactically, especially if the common iliac region o...
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Radiation Oncologist at University of Kentucky While I largely agree, most data suggest that PET ...
Radiation Oncologist at Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network This is based on data suggesting the negative pred...
Radiation Oncologist at Cancer Care Group Curious why you use an approach that is not suppor...
Radiation Oncologist at Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network Unfortunately, imaging technology and delivery tec...
Radiation Oncologist at UAB Department of Radiation Oncology I read the above comments. I agree with their comm...
at Saint Louis University In patients with locally advanced cervical cancer ...
Radiation Oncologist at Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network False negative rate goes up of pelvic node positiv...
While I largely agree, most data suggest that PET ...
This is based on data suggesting the negative pred...
Curious why you use an approach that is not suppor...
Unfortunately, imaging technology and delivery tec...
I read the above comments. I agree with their comm...
In patients with locally advanced cervical cancer ...
False negative rate goes up of pelvic node positiv...