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How would you treat a seminoma recurrence to para-aortic LN one year after a transscrotal surgery?

Would you consider scrotum contaminated and consider including it in fields?
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Radiation Oncology · Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network
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Theoretically one may need to change the volume to include the inguinal and bilateral pelvic nodes but am not aware of any outcome data which supports that.

I would favor ipsilateral pelvis and paraaortic region with boost to node and not include scrotum and avoid exposure of contralateral testis to...

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Radiation Oncology · Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Plymouth
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I do 2500 to the ipsilateral pelvis and paraaortic nodes with a 1000 boost to the node. Wish I had data to back up that answer but that has been my answer. Less toxic than chemo if I stop at T 11-12 rather than threaten the heart toxicity

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