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Would you offer chestwall RT after capsultectomy+explant for an implant-related ALCL?

If the breast was previously radiated 15 years ago, would that change your decision? If there was residual lymphoma on cytology of a chronic seroma, would that affect your decision? Does response on PET affect your decision?
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Radiation Oncology · Duke University Medical Center
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Breast implant-associated ALCL is a provisional entity in the most recent WHO classification system with a relatively low incidence. In contrast to most other lymphomas, surgery plays an integral role in the management of this disease. Most patients present with a spontaneous fluid collection around...

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