How do you treat plantar fibromatosis with radiation?

What dose schedule would you use to treat plantar fibromatosis? How soon after resection would you begin treatment? And how happy were you with the results?

Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Community Practice

Dr Seegenschmiedt visited Emory to give an expert lecture while I was a resident in the early 2000’s. I kept in touch. For those who don’t know, he literally wrote the book on RT for Ledderhose disease. In direct discussion with him, he favors split course 30 Gy in 10 fractions, 3Gy gray...

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Radiation Oncologist at Collom and Carney Clinic Assoc
I agree with @Adam W. Nowlan. In a previous practi...

Radiation Oncologist at Coastal Radiation Oncology
I'm not sure our enthusiasm is matched by the surg...

Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution

We have treated a few selected patients, but do not have as much follow up as with hands.Ref. I have used include:Schuster et al. Prac Rad Onc 2015 Grenfell et al. J Med Imaging Rad Onc 2014

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Radiation Oncologist at National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
Here at the University of Minnesota, we have used ...

Radiation Oncologist at Radiation Oncology at Parnassus
I have used 21 Gy in 7 fractions or 30 Gy in 10, s...

Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution

I agree with the response from @Krishnan Patel and use the same regimen.

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