Radiation Oncology

General Dermatology

Questions discussed in this category

Is keratosis follicularis (Darier disease) a contraindication to the receipt of PMRT?

A postmenopausal patient underwent surgery, MRM for an ER-negative, PR-negative, HER2-negative, pT2N0(sn) invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast. Pos...

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How long can a patient with newly diagnosed merkel cell carcinoma wait for wide local excision with sentinel node biopsy?

If I can't get them in with a surgical oncologist for the lymph node would it be better to do the wide local excision in my office immediately and ris...

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How would you approach treatment failures with squamous cell carcinoma-keratoacanthoma-type lesions that did not respond to a standard SRT regimen after many sessions?

Have you encountered this scenario?

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What skin care regimen do you prefer during radiation for patients with inflammatory breast cancer?

Are there any skin care products you would avoid in this population?

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What methods do you use to prophylactically reduce radiation dermatitis for head and neck irradiation?

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How would you approach a cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma with primary tumor completely excised, but multiple foci of LVI at the peripheral specimen margin and no other high-risk features?

Would you consider re-excision and/or adjuvant RT? If RT, what margins on the scar and treatment volume would you use?

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