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What is the appropriate radiation dose/volume for perianal basal cell carcinoma?

Should concurrent chemotherapy be given? How would you modify the regimen in elderly/frail patients?
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Radiation Oncology · University of Utah School of Medicine
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I would favor surgical management first of all for an anal margin cancer.

If there is anal canal involvement and negative margins (>1 mm) can't be obtained without progressing to an APR, then I would consider treating with radiation to doses similar to anal squamous cell carcinoma. I would have a di...

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