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For plasmablastic lymphoma responsive to treatment except for a recurrent lymph node eroding into a vertebral body at the end of chemotherapy, would you cover the entire vertebral body in your CTV, or treat only the involved lymph node with a margin?

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Would you include entire C1 vertebral body in your CTV for persistent erosive lymph node at completion of chemotherapy for plasmablastic lymphoma?

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Radiation Oncology · Duke University Medical Center
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Plasmablastic lymphoma is an aggressive NHL that typically occurs in the H&N region, typically in immunosuppressed individuals. Most patients present with advanced disease. The role of RT is not firmly established. That said, in a patient only achieving a PR to systemic therapy with localized residu...

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Radiation Oncology · Sask Cancer Agency
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If the machine has greater capability, is it possible to have less than 3 mm expansion?

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