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Would you recommend adjuvant radiation for an atypical fibroxanthoma of the scalp that is completed resected with +PNI and +LVI?

What pathologic features are most important when evaluating the possible need for adjuvant therapy?
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Radiation Oncology · Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
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Atypical fibroxanthoma (AFX) is a rare cutaneous neoplasm. Diagnosis is often difficult, and may require the input of an expert soft tissue or dermatologic pathologist. I have seen many of these cases diagnosed elsewhere as AFX, and upon re-review, the diagnosis is changed to cutaneous squamous cell...

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