Do you ever treat a recurrent breast cancer with RNI alone rather than chest wall and RNI?
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Radiation Oncology · West Virginia University
As this is a de novo case and not a recurrence, it would be reasonable to treat the nodes and leave the chest wall alone given the small size, absence of LVI, and adequate margins.
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Radiation Oncology · Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network
Retreatment indications are not absolute and are a function of absolute benefit vs. morbidity. For the above case, I would favor comprehensive RT unless RT effects from previous RT or breast suggest high morbidity with chest wall RT.