What adjuvant radiation modality would you select for a grade 2 endometrial cancer with small nodule in the fallopian tube?
The patient has no risk factors and would have been stage IB if it were not for the small nodule
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Radiation Oncology · Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network
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She would get chemotherapy for stage IIIA disease.
For RT, in the past, used to offer EBRT after chemotherapy but now, if surgically staged with nodal assessment, would favor brachy alone.
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Radiation Oncology · Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
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Institutionally, we treat with PORTEC-3 regimen for stage III endometrial cancers. This applies to women with stage IIIA endometrial cancers as well.
I would recommend treating your IIIA patient however you treat your other stage III endometrial cancers at your institution, given the absence of rando...
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