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What is the best treatment approach for locally advanced (T3+ and/or N+) rectal cancer status post low anterior resection in a patient who has a remote history of seed implant for low risk prostate cancer?
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Radiation Oncology · Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
These treatment decisions are best discussed within a multidisciplinary group. If the tumor is located on the anterior rectal wall and the prior high dose from the implant cannot be spared, there is a risk of rectal bleeding with re-irradiation if surgery is not performed and urinary fistula regardl...