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Would you consider prostate SBRT in a patient with focal extracapsular extension?
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Radiation Oncology · Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School
Most of the time, the concern for ECE is based on MRI findings. Some of the time the concern for ECE is based on broad capsular contact or irregularity of the capsule. Previous studies have demonstrated that the distance of actual microscopic ECE is 5 mm or less. So suspected ECE or early ECE is inc...
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Radiation Oncology · Radiation Medical Group
20-50% of all prostate cancer patients have ECE (stage T3a), whether it is visible on imaging or not, depending on their risk group classification. RP surgical pathology literature clearly indicates that the typical distance of ECE beyond the prostate is 1-5 mm. I agree with @Dr. First Last, in that...