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What GTV to CTV margin do you typically use for the primary lesion in anal cancer?

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Radiation Oncology · Washington University School of Medicine

I have concerns about even attempting to delineate a GTV for the cephalad portions of many anal canal cancers. An advanced tumor that extends cephalad above the pelvic floor can infest the mesorectal compartment with highly irregular margins. For axial slices at the upper extent of macroscopic disea...

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