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What is the best treatment for a squamous cell carcinoma of the palpebral conjunctiva with persistently positive margins after resection?

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Radiation Oncology · Moffitt Cancer Center

Ideally, would be managed by an Oncologist Ophthalmologist with high experience in ocular plaque brachytherapy. A "boomerang" plaque loaded with I-125 seeds calculated to the deepest margin (1, 2 mm deep, and 2-3 mm around the tumor or tumor bed). Total dose at the deepest point, 3,000 cGy.

Jorge E....

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