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What features or presentations would prompt you to offer radiotherapy for paraganglioma vs. continued surveillance?

Aside from symptomatic disease, is there a certain growth cutoff or other criteria that would be a trigger for treatment?
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Radiation Oncology · Columbia University Irving Medical Center
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I think aside from symptomatic disease, other criteria I would consider for treating vs surveillance for paraganglioma include size/location where tumor growth in a particular location may lead to progressive/permanent neuropathies and therefore prophylactic RT may be warranted. I am also more likel...

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