Do you treat fully resected squamous cell carcinoma of the ear with cartilage invasion with adjuvant radiation?
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Radiation Oncology · Rush University Medical Center
What were the margins? If sufficient (8-10 mm), I probably would not. I would certainly monitor the patient for lymph node metastases. Cartilage invasion is difficult to avoid for squamous cell cancer of the ear, so it is not surprising. Surgery is a better choice than radiation, unless so much cart...