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Do you consider a solitary IHC+ sentinel inguinal node lymph node to have the same implication for treatment as a single positive node or multiple positive nodes?

Pt with 1.3 cm Merkel cell (buttock) excised with negative margins. Two sentinel inguinal nodes sampled and one is IHC+.
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Radiation Oncology · Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network
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Implication and outcome are different but what intervention is needed is uncertain. In view of Merkel cell histology, would favor adjuvant RT to primary and nodal region.

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