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Would you offer local radiotherapy to prostate in a patient with small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma who had a complete response to chemotherapy?
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Radiation Oncology · Medical College of Wisconsin
Thank you for this great question. Yes, I would strongly consider radiation therapy to the prostate and pelvic LNs for small cell carcinoma of the prostate. Small cell carcinomas of the prostate are rare and comprise <1% of all prostate cancers and are known to be more aggressive. They are often unr...