What would be your recommended target volume for a high-risk head and neck cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma with microscopic (not clinical) perineural invasion and negative sentinel node biopsy?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
That is a good question. Our pathologist takes perineural involvement one level further by describing the nerve involvement as either being small or large nerves. If small cutaneous nerves are involved I make certain that my margins are at least 1.5 cm beyond the clinical tumor margin. If a large ne...
Comments
Radiation Oncologist at The Oregon Clinic-Radiation Oncology West My question was abbreviated by the moderator who o...
Radiation Oncologist at University of Oklahoma College of Medicine .3 mm nerves are still marginal and I would not th...
Radiation Oncologist at The Oregon Clinic-Radiation Oncology West Thank you. Sorry I wasn't clear, muscle invasion w...
Radiation Oncologist at University of Michigan I agree with Dr Bogardus' suggestion to ask the pa...
Radiation Oncologist at The Oregon Clinic-Radiation Oncology West Thank you for your advice and excellent reference....
My question was abbreviated by the moderator who o...
.3 mm nerves are still marginal and I would not th...
Thank you. Sorry I wasn't clear, muscle invasion w...
I agree with Dr Bogardus' suggestion to ask the pa...
Thank you for your advice and excellent reference....