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Would you offer post-operative radiation for a T2N0 rectal cancer with less than 12 lymph nodes found in the specimen after LAR?

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Radiation Oncology · Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

I would like to know further details of the pathology before making a recommendation regarding post-op RT: location of the tumor - low vs mid vs high rectum, resection margin status, LVSI, EMVI. All these factors can help make a predictive assessment regarding the risk of local recurrence.

For mid-...

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