Would you consider SBRT to a perirectal node after previous external beam and prostate brachytherapy?
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Radiation Oncology · Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School
It is dependent on many variables. If the perirectal lymph nodes are the only site of metastatic disease, then radiation should be considered. The risk of radiation needs to weighed against the possibility of cure. For instance, if the patient presented with a PSA of 80, then the likelihood that the...