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What do you do when one lymph node on PSMA is inconclusive ?

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Sep 28 3:33pm | Replies (45)
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@johnw22

Sorry to interrupt - how were gold markers placed in ? I am asking since my husband might have them inserted in near future.

Thanks in advance : )

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rbtsch1951 | @rbtsch1951 | Sep 25 3:16pm

@surftohealth88 the gold markers are called fiduciaries and they are inserted into the prostate via a transperineal approach to mark the position of the tumor when CT imaging is used to guide the radiation with either IMRT or SBRT. In my circumstance, my SBRT is being done under MRI guidance (ViewRay MRIdian) so fiduciaries were not needed.

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johnw22 | @johnw22 | Sep 25 3:36pm

@surftohealth88 I was very anxious about the procedure but it was quick with very little discomfort.

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