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What dose do you try to keep the contralateral breast when treating a PMRT inflammatory breast cancer that is extending across midline?

What techniques would you use to help meet that constraint?
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Radiation Oncology · Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network
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You follow the principal of ALARA as it is more important to control aggressive IBC and you need to treat volume required adequately.

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Radiation Oncology · Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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I agree with @Dr. First Last. In fact the medial portion of the contralateral breast (or chest wall if a contralateral mastectomy was pursued) may even be considered part of the clinical target volume if gross disease present at diagnosis actually extended past midline. Given the spread of inflammat...

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