Register
Community
Overview
Experts
Editors
Fellows
Code of conduct
AI Guidelines for Physicians
Company
About Us
FAQs
Privacy Policy
Terms of Use
Careers
Programs
News
News Releases
Press Coverage
Publications
Blog
Contact Us
Sign in
Please select the option that best describes you:
Topics:
Radiation Oncology
•
Gastrointestinal Cancers
•
General Internal Medicine
What is your approach to rectal cancer staging in patients who cannot undergo an MRI?
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
Endoscopic ultrasound of the rectum in addition to CT scans with contrast, if any doubt, will do a PET/CT scan.
Sign In
or
Register
to read more
16107
Related Questions
Which patients, if any, treated according to PROSPECT for an early stage rectal cancer, would you offer surveillance if they achieved cCR after neoadjuvant chemotherapy?
Would you change treatment approach for rectal cancer with an associated intussusception?
What strategies do you find helpful in advanced care planning with patients/families who are very "miracle" centered?
Would you recommend adjuvant radiotherapy in addition to chemotherapy in gastric adenocarcinoma s/p gastrectomy with a distal positive resection margin?
When treating rectal cancer with TNT and induction chemotherapy first, do you repeat pelvic MRI prior to planning for chemoradiation?
What is the optimal management of pain and loss of function due to pathologic compression fractures?
Do you prescribe respiratory muscle training (RMT) devices to patients with dysphagia?
Would you recommend radiation or chemoradiation in a patient with cholangiocarcinoma s/p surgery and adjuvant treatment with single hepatic metastasis 3 years later?
What treatments, after appropriate dose reductions/delays, do you offer for patients with oxaliplatin-induced cold allodynia/dysesthesia?
How do you manage oxaliplatin-induced splenomegaly?