How do you approach H&N radiation in a patient who recently had carotid endarterectomy (cancer incidentally found during surgery)?
What constraint to the repaired carotid artery and bovine pericardial tissue used to patch the defect? How long should we wait from surgery to start of chemo-RT?
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Radiation Oncology · University of Florida
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I’m guessing in a lymph node. It would depend on the location. External jugular think skin. Internal jugular think mucosa. Close, heal, work up for unknown primary. CT and PET. Check path for HPV. Treatment depends on whether it’s likely a mucosal vs skin primary.
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