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When treating a high risk cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma post-operatively to the tumor bed, do you include the entire pre-op tumor in your PTV or do you include only the scar with margin?

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Radiation Oncology · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Generally, the preoperative tumor. It depends on the type and extent of resection and reconstruction.

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When treating a high risk cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma post-operatively to the tumor bed, do you include the entire pre-op tumor in your PTV or do you include only the scar with margin? | Mednet