When would you recommend adjuvant radiation therapy for a patient with a completely resected (negative margins) dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans?
Answer from: at Academic Institution
Agree, we usually do not. Especially if these patients are completely cleared with Mohs surgery, which is found to have lower recurrence rates than WLE.
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Radiation Oncologist at Ohio State University James Cancer Center Is there a reference for DFSP LR rates after Mohs ...
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
Rarely. While outcomes are excellent with combined modality treatment, the approach for DFSP is similar to that for other low grade sarcomas in that RT would be considered mainly for those who:
Had already recurred after a prior R0 resection;
Would be challenging to salvage should a recurrence lat...
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
Surgical resection is the preferred method of treatment for these tumors. Completely resected [negative margins] should have at least 2.5-3 cm clear margins beyond the tumor. A biopsy/resection with close margins is not an acceptable treatment. The only time I would treat these patients with postope...
Is there a reference for DFSP LR rates after Mohs ...