For very
advanced anal
or rectal cancers, extending through
the mesorectum or the levators, the group’s recommendation
is to add ~2 cm margin up to bone wherever the cancer
extends beyond the usual compartments.
An MRI and/or PET/CT scan is strongly recommended
in such cases.
Myerson RJ, Garofalo MC, El Naqa I, et al. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2009