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Is there a role for adjuvant RT in a pleomorphic dermal sarcoma after WLE?

If there were negative margins, what other factors would you consider to add adjuvant RT? Size of the tumor or depth of invasion?
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Radiation Oncology · Stanford University
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Adjuvant radiotherapy (RT) should be considered for pleomorphic dermal sarcoma on a case-by-case basis. There is no clear data to support the use or omission of radiotherapy in this disease, but we base our clinical decision-making on three factors:

  1. Estimated local recurrence risk
  2. Morbidity of treat...

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