When treating locally advanced cervical cancer with concurrent chemoRT, do you contour the presacral LNs to the bottom of S3 or you stop your contour at S2-S3?

Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Community Practice

We contour up until we start seeing pyriform muscle like contouring guidelines for gynecological cancer. We address the differences between prostate and gyne in this letter Musunuru et al., PMID 33610294

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Radiation Oncologist at The Ohio State University Department of Radiation Oncology
In locally advanced cervical cancer, it seems like...

Radiation Oncologist at Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network
For presacral node, I follow as above using muscle...

Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution

Yes, the contouring difference between the prostate guidelines and gym guidelines should be bridged. It makes no sense.

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When treating locally advanced cervical cancer with concurrent chemoRT, do you contour the presacral LNs to the bottom of S3 or you stop your contour at S2-S3?

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