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How would you manage a middle thoracic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (tumor is 25-30 cm from carina) with a positive supra-clavicular lymph node?

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Radiation Oncology · University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
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For Proximal/Mid Thoracic ESCA, supraclavicular node is considered a regional node, and therefore part of the AJCC N1-N3 staging system, and should be managed with locoregional treatment, using preoperative or definitive chemoradiation, to 50-50.4 Gy in 2.0/1.8 Gy per fraction. The node could be tre...

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Radiation Oncology · University of Florida
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ChemoRT with modest expectations

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