Do you recommend elective lymph node irradiation for a basal cell carcinoma of the skin that is deeply invading muscle?
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Radiation Oncology · University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
The decision to treat lymphatics would depend upon the level of differentiation of the basal cell carcinoma. It is not unusual for a large [4 cm] lesion to deeply invade and destroy surrounding normal tissue. This does not necessarily mean that it will have spread into the lymphatics. Over the past ...