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Would you offer SBRT to an oligometastatic non-vertebral bony site that already has a pathologic fracture?

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Radiation Oncology · University of Washington School of Medicine
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If it’s a rib or non-long bone lesion (as they won’t severely impair limb function), SBRT can still be a treatment option. If there is good tumor response, remineralization may occur. For long bones, open reduction + internal fixation have to occur first as in all likelihood, there’s limb deformity ...

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