What is the appropriate monitoring for an incidental low-grade rectal neuroendocrine tumor resected endoscopically with positive margins?
Patient declined further RT/surgery.
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
Do we have information on the size of the lesion? Typically, if it was a positive biopsy and the size of the polyp was <1 cm, we typically rescope and biopsy the scar. It can harbor residual disease (40% incidence), which a deeper resection can cure. And then these patients don't need surveillanc...
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Medical Oncologist at UCLA-Olive View Thank you! Assuming less than 10 mm, if no residua...
Medical Oncologist at Fox Chase Cancer Center Surveillance.
Thank you! Assuming less than 10 mm, if no residua...
Surveillance.