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In a patient with history of pneumonectomy would you consider SBRT for treatment of a new tumor in the remaining lung?

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Radiation Oncology · Mayo Clinic

I've been pulled into this a few times and it is tricky. I think I've posted a few of my misadventures about this before (central tumor in a patient with pneumonectomy that died from SOB related to mechanical changes). However, I have done it successfully several other times and so I believe it's do...

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