Oncologic Techniques and Post-Operative Radiotherapy Quiz
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What plays a very important role in a global therapeutic approach considering the high rate of LR?

  • Post-surgical radiotherapy (correct)
  • Post-surgical chemotherapy
  • Endoscopic therapeutic approaches
  • Maximal resection
  • What is the main challenge in exploiting a total resection post-surgery?

  • Anatomic constraints
  • Infiltrative nature of the lesion
  • Proximity to critical structures (correct)
  • Difficult access
  • Which therapeutic approaches have evolved with an emphasis on increasing the rate of gross total resection and reducing morbidity?

  • Transphenoidal and trans maxillary approaches
  • Transanal and trans maxillary approaches
  • Endoscopic nasal and transanal approaches (correct)
  • Transanal and anterior cervical retro pharyngeal approaches
  • What is the recommended dose for controlling radioresistant tumors?

    <p>74 Gy using conventional fractionation (1.82 Gy per fraction)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the 5-year Progression Free Survival (PFS) for treating skull base chordoma and Chondrosarcoma with X-ray?

    <p>0%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In retrospective series, what was the 10-year survival rate for patients who received immediate PORT after surgery compared to those treated with RT at the time of recurrence?

    <p>65% versus 0%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the overall survival rate at 5 years for patients treated with FSRT as postoperative treatment of skull base chordomas?

    <p>76.4%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which technique enables the delivery of SRT with classic Linear Accelerators using multiple beams focused on the target from different angles in an isocentric way?

    <p>Stereotactic radio surgery - SRS</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the percentage of patients free of progression when using particle therapy without significant complications?

    <p>37.5%</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of irradiation methods such as Cyber Knife (CK) and Gamma Knife(GK)?

    <p>Treat diseases with a limited postoperative residual volume</p> Signup and view all the answers

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