In the setting of a recurrent Grade 1 liposarcoma of the spermatic cord that extended to the scrotum and was previously treated with surgery alone, what volume and dose would you use in following re-resection?

Topics: Radiation Oncology • Sarcoma

For both the primary and re-resection surgeries, resection was achieved via both scrotal and inguinal incisions. And margins were reported as negative both times.

How do you achieve a reproducible set up?

Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution

In my whole career, I've only had one patient who had about 4 recurrences before the urologist referred him. I personally had problems covering surgical beds from each procedure, but did it. I made a device to hold his penis away from the scrotum and treated the entire scrotum, warning him about tes...

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Radiation Oncologist at Cleveland Clinic
Agreed, I have seen a few and would treat both inc...

Radiation Oncologist at Fox Chase Cancer Center
Thank you for this input - very helpful!

Radiation Oncologist at Coastal Radiation Oncology
I currently have a patient with a 25 cm low grade ...

Radiation Oncologist at Cleveland Clinic
I think there are two approaches: 1. Treat post o...

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