When do you recommend postoperative radiation therapy for a ureter carcinoma?
Does histology, i.e. urothelial carcinoma versus squamous cell carcinoma, impact this decision?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
The role of postoperative radiotherapy for ureteral cancers (and, by extension/association renal pelvis cancers) is controversial. Patients who might stand the most to benefit from adjuvant radiotherapy are those with locally advanced disease; unfortunately, these patients have a high risk of distan...