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Is there any role for adjuvant radiotherapy for resected multistation N2 atypical carcinoid tumor of the lung?

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Radiation Oncology · Quillen VA Medical Center
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Carcinoid tumors, whether typical or atypical, are not very responsive to radiotherapy. Adding the feature of “multi-level N2 nodes”, the prospect of local and systemic recurrence increases. So, to many, this bolsters the logic to offer thoracic radiotherapy. These tumors are also not very responsiv...

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