How would you manage a bulky primary exophytic vulvar SqCC in a patient with uncontrolled but very long standing HIV disease?
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Radiation Oncology · Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network
I would first optimize HIV management and then plan for definitive RT (chemo) based on the CD4 count.
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Radiation Oncology · Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Agree to optimize her HIV management. CD4 of 20 is (most likely) not optimized. Treating a patient, even with RT alone, who is in active AIDS (CD4 < 200) would be suboptimal.
Once her CD4 count can be raised over 200, the question of how to best manage her malignancy can be considered.
Does the pati...