How would you manage a female in her 40s with stage III cervical cancer with hydronephrosis and Crohn's disease?
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Radiation Oncology · Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network
I would treat with definitive chemo RT minimizing bowel exposure as much as I can with IMRT (adaptive if possible so can treat with tighter margin and IGBT) and inform the patient about the risk of complications.
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Radiation Oncology · Harold C Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center/UT Southwestern
Here is where adaptive RT comes into play to minimize the small bowel dose, in addition to this, I would consider limiting the dose to the lower abdomen if node negative.