Is SBRT feasible to a renal cell carcinoma at the renal hilum?

Is there data that hilar location is a contraindication? Any increased risk of ureteral stricture or other unforeseen issues? What dose/fractionation is appropriate?

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Radiation Oncology · Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School

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SBRT can be safely delivered to the renal hilum and collecting system. This has been published. This is important because thermal ablation is contraindicated if the tumor is near and involves the hilum. There is also experience of using SBRT to the the ureter.

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