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What is your approach for treating oligometastatic head and neck cancer to an adjacent nodal site (ie. axilla, mediastinum etc.) with radiation therapy?

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Radiation Oncology · University of Florida

If limited chemo RT with curative intent.

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Radiation Oncology · HCA South Atlantic

If H&N disease is controlled, I consider several factors before treating with definite intent, including PS, duration of control of disease in H&N, number and location of oligomets, etc. I have successfully treated limited axillary metastasis with modified SBRT approach (45 Gy/5 Dx). Mediastinal dis...

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