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Would you include the internal mammary nodes (unilateral or bilateral) in the adjuvant radiation field for a small Merkel cell carcinoma located along the sternum on the medial chest wall, s/p R0 resection, but no sentinel lymph node biopsy?

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I would consider including adjoining ipsilateral IMN in the volume.

Would you include the internal mammary nodes (unilateral or bilateral) in the adjuvant radiation field for a small Merkel cell carcinoma located along the sternum on the medial chest wall, s/p R0 resection, but no sentinel lymph node biopsy? | Mednet