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How would you approach a patient with low grade follicular lymphoma (stage IE) of the breast who presents with local recurrence 1 year s/p lumpectomy?

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Radiation Oncology · Duke University Medical Center

I would re-stage the patient with imaging. If the disease remains localized, then I would treat with definitive RT (24-30 Gy in 2 Gy fractions using ISRT principles).

It would be interesting to look back at the pathology from the original lumpectomy. Unless margins were widely negative, I would prob...

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Radiation Oncology · Jacob E Locke MD PA

2 Gy x 2 ... Or 24/2 ... perhaps either is acceptable?

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