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Is there a role for radiation in the treatment of bulky axillary adenopathy in patients with newly diagnosed oligometastatic melanoma?

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Medical Oncology · Emory University School of Medicine

This is an interesting and multifaceted question.

The patient has oligometastatic disease, suggesting that other sites are involved but less than 4 or so more. Surgery for cure should be considered. Rates of recurrence increase rapidly with number of metastatic sites. If surgery is to be done, comple...

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