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Would you consider RNI in a patient with axillary recurrence after lumpectomy, whole breast RT and cavity boost 10 years ago?

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Radiation Oncology · University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center

This patient has residual nodal disease after neoadjuvant chemotherapy and has a high risk of recurrence. I have typically treated the supraclavicular fossa and at risk axilla using a VMAT technique to limit skin dose in the area of overlap. You have 10 years of repair and the patient should tolerat...

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Radiation Oncology · Michigan Healthcare Professionals, PC

Axillary nodal disease correlates most with chest wall recurrence (60-75% of post mastectomy recurrences are along the chest wall). After a disruption (like multiple surgeries), we don’t exactly know what the recurrence pattern will be, but it is highly unlikely to change to where CW would be a mino...

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