Is there evidence to justify the recommended anterior margin for post-prostatectomy radiation to the pubic bone?
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Radiation Oncology · Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center
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In my opinion, the answer to this question is no. When one looks at sites of recurrence using more modern imaging, especially mpMRI, the most common sites of non-nodal recurrence are around the vesicourethral anastamosis and along the posterior bladder wall near the seminal vesicle remnant. Extendin...
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Different cooperative groups have different recommendations for post-operative volume delineation based largely upon recurrence mapping, expert opinion, and the principle of the coverage of the surgical field/pre-operative tumor volume. The EORTC, for example, recommends a smaller volume of tissue i...
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