Is adjuvant RT recommended for a Bartholin's gland SCC s/p piecemeal resection with deep invasion and negative ipsilateral LN dissection?
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Radiation Oncology · Wake Forest University
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I agree with Dr. @Dr. First Last that it is a function of margin status. However, with deep invasion and piecemeal resection, I think that margin status would be difficult to determine. A small lesion may be able to be reresected but many times, because of the location in the bartholins gland, the t...
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Radiation Oncology · Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network
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It would be a function of margin status.
If margin is unknown or positive, would favor re-excision over adjuvant RT.
If margin is negative, would favor observation.
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