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Would you give adjuvant radiation after complete resection of a small primary cutaneous follicular lymphoma of the scalp?
If so, would you treat with 4 Gy or 24 Gy?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
Not a lot of data, but here goes. First, one has to go back decades in the literature to find series of patients with lymphoma rx'd with surgical resection alone. In general addition of RT improved outcome even when ostensibly resected with neg margins. With today's technology risk of additional RT ...
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Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Community Practice
Since this was a complete resection, radiation therapy is not necessary according to the EORTC guidelines.Senff et al., PMID 18567836