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Do you treat the elective pelvic lymph nodes up to the common iliac bifurcation per the NRG Oncology Updated International Consensus Atlas?

Is inclusion up to the bifurcation worth the bowel dose? Or are you contouring up to the L5/S1 interspace?
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Sentinel lymph node mapping studies show that the prostate’s lymphatic drainage does include the common iliac lymph node group establishing a rationale for its inclusion into the field definition. Corroborating evidence from a modern surgical trial employing extended pelvic LN dissections also suppo...

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