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Would you alter your treatment plan of the neck for oropharynx cancer after an excisional biopsy/violation of the neck?

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Radiation Oncology · Prostate Cancer Institute of America

I would base my decision on pathology.

1. Evidence of ECE or soft tissue invasion: cover the scar and tissue plane there-under to full dose. In this scenario I wire scar and place bolus with 2cm margin around at time of sim. Cover soft tissue leading up to scar to mimic dissection plane. Cover any ...

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