Would you give preop chemoradiation to a rectal cancer just above the peritoneal reflection with pelvic nodes seen on imaging?

Would your answer change in the postop setting for a tumor right above peritoneal reflection with positive pelvic nodes?

Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution

Yes.

Comments

Radiation Oncologist at Washington University School of Medicine
I agree that this case would benefit from preopera...

Radiation Oncologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital
Yes. There are many definitions of the rectum, one...

Radiation Oncologist at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
I would not treat if > 10cm from the AV based o...

Radiation Oncologist at UMass Memorial Medical Group
I'm curious how people choose to approach these ca...