Radiation Oncology

Surgical Oncology

Questions discussed in this category

For a patient with breast cancer s/p lumpectomy found to have a heterozygous RAD50 mutation, is adjuvant radiation appropriate therapy or would you recommend completion mastectomy?

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Should one perform a sentinel node biopsy in a clinically negative axilla prior to neoadjuvant chemotherapy?

NSABP B51 and B52 specifically prohibit this.

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How does a close DCIS margin factor into surgical and radiation decision making for Stage I invasive ductal carcinoma after breast conserving surgery?

Do you use no tumor on ink for margin even if DCIS is the component close to the margin?

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In patients with inflammatory bowel disease with low rectal cancer with planned proctocolectomy, would you consider creation of a pouch?

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Would you consider an axillary dissection in a young patient with high grade breast cancer and one sentinel LN with isolated tumor cells?

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What is the threshold for negative surgical margins in multifocal microinvasive carcinoma of the breast?

Do you follow invasive or DCIS guidelines? Would you consider re-excision in a patient with multifocal microinvasive carcinoma of the breast arising i...

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How do you counsel your breast-cancer survivors about weight-loss/dietary modifications?

Do your recommendations differ if patients are pre or postmenopausal given the data?

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When do you recommend endocrine therapy for chemoprevention in women with high risk benign breast lesions?

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What is your approach to young healthy women with locally advanced breast cancer and biopsy-proven low cervical lymph nodes?

Would you treat this as a locally advanced breast cancer and offer surgery, radiation, and systemic therapy? Does your management change depending on ...

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How do you counsel women with a history of breast cancer who have dense breasts, with regards to mammography screening?

Is there a role for routine use of additional or alternative imaging modalities for these patients, such as tomosynthesis, MRI, or ultrasound? I...

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