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When treating anal squamous cell carcinoma, how does your radiotherapy regimen change when there is a bleeding anal fissure?

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Radiation Oncology · Washington University School of Medicine

I wouldn't delay tx. The simple non-surgical things used to try to manage an anal fissure (Metamucil, warm water soaks, and a topical cream like Anusol) also help to get a patient through the acute effects of RT. I would be very uncomfortable with any surgical attempts to manage the fissure. Cutting...

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