Topics:
Head and Neck Cancers • Radiation Oncology • Melanoma/Skin Cancer • Non-melanoma skin cancer • Dermatology
Are there guidlines for elective coverage of nodal basins in head and neck for skin cancer removed in the area?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Community Practice
Practically, I find the following tool from Aukland very helpful.They mapped melanoma lymphoscintigraphy data onto an interactive tool that allows you to select different locations and estimate the nodal drainage.
https://sites.bioeng.auckland.ac.nz/hrey004/head/
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Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Community Practice
ASTRO clinical practice guideline on definitive and postoperative RT for BCC and SCC of the skin will be presented at the Annual Meeting in Chicago (September 16, 4:15-5:30, Room W183, SA-CME session). It covers management of draining lymphatics. Executive summary and full guidelines publication wil...
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Radiation Oncologist at Wellspan Sechler Family Cancer Center
Are those guidelines available online now?
Are those guidelines available online now?
Radiation Oncologist at Texas Oncology
I don't see the guidelines on the ASTRO website at...
I don't see the guidelines on the ASTRO website at...
Radiation Oncologist at Sutter Health
Hi all. Unfortunately, we cannot release the full ...
Hi all. Unfortunately, we cannot release the full ...
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
I don't think I can provide any better information than what have already been posted. The mapping tools from University of Auckland that Dr. Walker has kindly posted as useful links are just awesome! We'll also await the ASTRO practice guideline mentioned by Dr. Likhacheva earnestly. And thanks to ...
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
I would electively treat the regional nodes if the risk is 10-15% or higher. Obtain a pretreatment CT to make sure that there are no clinically positive nodes. Obtain PET if Merkel cell carcinoma or melanoma.