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Would you consider definitive radiotherapy for IPMN in a patient who is not a surgical candidate?

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Radiation Oncology · Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

This is an interesting question, but no I would not. It does seem like a good idea. However, the dose of and impact of definitive radiation in the setting is not defined because there are no published data. In general, treatment of any patient without invasive disease is problematic unless the pre-i...

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