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Would you offer scrotal radiation to a patient with a stage IIE bilateral testicular DLBCL treated with a bilateral orchiectomy and chemotherapy?

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Radiation Oncology · Washington University School of Medicine

Bilateral orchiectomy is considered an alternative for those who refuse ISRT to the testicles, so I agree with you that there does not appear to have strong indication for RT in this case. However, there may be a lot of other nuances to this case. I would talk to the surgeon to make sure there was n...

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Radiation Oncology · Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network

I don’t see any benefit for scrotal RT as it is not sanctuary site nor has any blood scrotal barrier where chemo would not reach and take care of microscopic disease

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