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Would you offer palliative RT for a patient with a pelvic mass fistulizing to large bowel?
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Radiation Oncology · University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
I would generally not be comfortable giving palliative irradiation unless the bowel had been diverted, particularly in a patient receiving Avastin. The risk of perforation and sepsis would likely be high. However, if the fecal stream is diverted above the fecal stream and the patient has no evidence...